Summary Tobacco smoking is the number one preventable cause of disease and death in China as it is globally.Indeed,the toll of smoking in China is much greater than its status as the world’s most populous country.The...Summary Tobacco smoking is the number one preventable cause of disease and death in China as it is globally.Indeed,the toll of smoking in China is much greater than its status as the world’s most populous country.There is a persistent and continuing need for China to implement the measures specified in the global tobacco control treaty,the World Health Organization(WHO)Framework Convention on Tobacco Control(FCTC),which China ratified in 2005.展开更多
Summary What is already known about this topic?Branding of cigarettes may play a role in shaping the smoking behaviors of Chinese smokers,and local brand(LB)cigarettes may reflect this influence because of greater tax...Summary What is already known about this topic?Branding of cigarettes may play a role in shaping the smoking behaviors of Chinese smokers,and local brand(LB)cigarettes may reflect this influence because of greater tax and non-tax incentives compared to non-LB.Some of these brands are regional flagships that market to smokers using local landmarks or icons.What is added by this report?LB brands were significantly more likely to be the usual brand of smokers residing in provincial-level administrative divisions(PLADs)that produced their own LB cigarettes[adjusted odds ratio(AOR):30.95;95%confidence interval(CI):26.36–36.49]compared to those residing in PLADs that had non-local ventures with non-LB cigarettes.Further,smokers residing in urban areas were found to be less likely to smoke LB cigarettes(AOR:0.79;95%CI:0.67–0.93)compared to those in rural areas.What are the implications for public health practice?These findings suggest that LB smoking may be a result of industry-driven incentives to boost LB sales,fueled by such as supply-side strategies to boost LB sales or targeted cultural/social marketing that appeals to certain demographic groups.Although addressing these incentives to support LBs would be challenging given the nature of China’s tobacco industry,doing so would have potential to reduce cigarette smoking and ultimately the health burden of smoking in China.展开更多
基金The ITC 2013–2015 China Wave 5 Survey was supported by grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research(MOP-115016),and the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.The 2020 ITC Republic of Korea Wave 1 Survey was supported by a grant from the Republic of Korea National Health Promotion Fund and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Foundation Grant(FDN-148477).The 2020 ITC Japan Wave 3 Survey was supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Foundation Grant(FDN-148477).Additional support to GTF,LVC,SSX,GM,and ACKQ was provided by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Foundation Grant(FDN-148477).GTF is also supported by a Senior Investigator Grant from the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research and the Canadian Cancer Society 2020 O.Harold Warwick Prize.
文摘Summary Tobacco smoking is the number one preventable cause of disease and death in China as it is globally.Indeed,the toll of smoking in China is much greater than its status as the world’s most populous country.There is a persistent and continuing need for China to implement the measures specified in the global tobacco control treaty,the World Health Organization(WHO)Framework Convention on Tobacco Control(FCTC),which China ratified in 2005.
基金The ITC 2013-2015 China Wave 5 Survey was supported by grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research(MOP-115016)the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.Additional support to GTF,SSX,and ACKQ was provided by a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Foundation Grant(FDN-148477)GTF is also supported by a Senior Investigator Grant from the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research(IA-004).
文摘Summary What is already known about this topic?Branding of cigarettes may play a role in shaping the smoking behaviors of Chinese smokers,and local brand(LB)cigarettes may reflect this influence because of greater tax and non-tax incentives compared to non-LB.Some of these brands are regional flagships that market to smokers using local landmarks or icons.What is added by this report?LB brands were significantly more likely to be the usual brand of smokers residing in provincial-level administrative divisions(PLADs)that produced their own LB cigarettes[adjusted odds ratio(AOR):30.95;95%confidence interval(CI):26.36–36.49]compared to those residing in PLADs that had non-local ventures with non-LB cigarettes.Further,smokers residing in urban areas were found to be less likely to smoke LB cigarettes(AOR:0.79;95%CI:0.67–0.93)compared to those in rural areas.What are the implications for public health practice?These findings suggest that LB smoking may be a result of industry-driven incentives to boost LB sales,fueled by such as supply-side strategies to boost LB sales or targeted cultural/social marketing that appeals to certain demographic groups.Although addressing these incentives to support LBs would be challenging given the nature of China’s tobacco industry,doing so would have potential to reduce cigarette smoking and ultimately the health burden of smoking in China.
