Perceptions of Students of a Medical School on Combined Health Warnings in Plain Packs

dc.contributor.authorYasin, Yesim
dc.contributor.authorAykac, Nilufer
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-21T12:33:21Z
dc.date.available2023-02-21T12:33:21Z
dc.date.issued2021-01-01
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE: Turkey has recently adopted the regulation of plain and standard packaging for tobacco products and introduced newly designed combined health warnings. In this study, we aimed to reveal how the new combined health warnings are perceived among medical students. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study was descriptive and the data were collected by a 3-part questionnaire. The first part covered demographic characteristics, the second part was designed to measure the saliency of the combined health warnings, and the third part evaluated their effect on the motivation to quit. RESULTS: Out of 484 students of medicine, 287 (59\%) were included in the study
dc.description.abstract54.4\% of the participants were female and 45.6\% were male
dc.description.abstractand the average age was 21.18 +/- 1.94 years. There were 79 (27.5\%) smokers and the mean duration of smoking was 39.07 +/- 24.07 months. The combined health warning that reads ``Smoking causes laryngeal cancer{''} had the highest score both in terms of saliency and motivation to quit smoking. The one that reads ``Protect children: don't let them inhale your smoke{''} had the lowest score in both categories. Non-smokers found the stimuli more effective than smokers and quitters (P> .05). CONCLUSION: The findings point out that smoking rate is unexpectedly high among participants, and medical students perceived the warnings emphasizing the physical deformities caused by tobacco products on individuals as more effective than combined health warnings aimed at protecting ``others.{''} This study suggests that the combined health warnings should be selected in a more nuanced way for different target groups.
dc.description.issue5
dc.description.issueSEP
dc.description.pages407-412
dc.description.volume22
dc.identifier.doi10.5152/TurkThoracJ.2021.0311
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11443/1462
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.5152/TurkThoracJ.2021.0311
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000704279800010
dc.publisherAVES
dc.relation.ispartofTURKISH THORACIC JOURNAL
dc.subjectPlain packaging
dc.subjectcombined health warnings
dc.subjectmedical students
dc.subjectIstanbul
dc.subjectTurkey
dc.titlePerceptions of Students of a Medical School on Combined Health Warnings in Plain Packs
dc.typeArticle

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