School of Planning, Faculty of Environment, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON; Propel Centre for Population Health Impact, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON.
Can J Public Health. 2018 Jan 22;108(5-6):e565-e570. doi: 10.17269/cjph.108.6197.
Tobacco companies market to females and young people through slim cigarette design features and packaging. This study assessed the prevalence and perceptions of slim cigarette smoking in grades 9-12 student smokers across Canada using multiple data sources.
Data from three cycles of the Youth Smoking Survey (2008/2009 to 2012/2013) and one cycle of the Cancer Risk Assessment in Youth Survey (2015) were used. The prevalence and perceptions of slim cigarette smoking among current smokers were compared by sex and grade.
In all surveys, the rate of slim cigarette use was higher among females than males; however, this difference was not statistically significant. In the two most recent surveys, grades 9-10 students had a significantly higher prevalence of use compared with grades 11-12 students. The majority of students (59.8% of females and 53.3% of males) responded, "I don't know" to the survey item seeking to determine perceptions of harm of slim cigarettes compared with regular cigarettes.
Slim cigarette use among Canadian grades 9-12 students represents a small but growing problem. Youths' uncertainty around the harms associated with slim cigarette use and the effect of slim cigarette packaging and design on harm perceptions indicate the need for product design regulations and further education in Canada.
烟草公司通过香烟设计特点和包装向女性和年轻人推销香烟。本研究使用多种数据源评估了加拿大 9-12 年级学生烟民中苗条香烟吸烟的流行程度和看法。
使用了三个周期的青年吸烟调查（2008/2009 年至 2012/2013 年）和一个周期的青年癌症风险评估调查（2015 年）的数据。比较了当前吸烟者中按性别和年级划分的苗条香烟吸烟的流行程度和看法。
在所有调查中，女性使用苗条香烟的比例高于男性；然而，这种差异并不具有统计学意义。在最近的两次调查中，9-10 年级学生的使用率明显高于 11-12 年级学生。大多数学生（59.8%的女性和 53.3%的男性）对调查项目的回答是“我不知道”，该项目旨在确定与普通香烟相比，苗条香烟的危害看法。
加拿大 9-12 年级学生中使用苗条香烟是一个小但不断增长的问题。青少年对与苗条香烟使用相关的危害的不确定性以及苗条香烟包装和设计对危害看法的影响表明，加拿大需要制定产品设计法规和进一步加强教育。
