Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC 27157, USA.
Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC 27157, USA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Mar 23;18(6):3311. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18063311.
Cigarillo use has increased among adolescents and young adults and has remained high. Public education efforts are needed to communicate with these populations about cigarillo use risks, but little is known about the implications of using the term "cigarillo" in such efforts. The study goal was to assess adolescent and young adult perceptions of the term "cigarillo". We conducted a nationally representative online survey of 3517 adolescents and young adults (ages 13-25). We asked participants "what is a cigarillo?" with several response options. Participants were 49.6% female, 69.8% white, 5.2% reported past 30-day cigarillo use, and 11.6% reported lifetime cigarillo use. The most common response to the question "what is a cigarillo" was "I don't know" (51% of participants), followed by "a thinner and smaller version of a traditional cigar" (30.1% of participants), which was chosen by 19.4% of adolescents and 36.8% of young adults. Among past 30-day cigarillo users, the most common response was "I don't know" (54.9%) followed by "a thinner and smaller version of a traditional cigar" (45.1%). Cigarillo users were more likely to select the "a thinner and smaller version of a traditional cigar" response than nonusers. Findings suggest that many adolescents and young adults have varied understandings of the term "cigarillo". Researchers and practitioners need to ensure that terminology used in health communication campaigns is clearly understood by the target audience to maximize effectiveness.
小雪茄在青少年和年轻成年人中的使用有所增加，并且一直居高不下。需要开展公众教育活动，向这些人群传达小雪茄使用的风险，但对于在这些活动中使用“小雪茄”一词的含义知之甚少。本研究的目的是评估青少年和年轻成年人对“小雪茄”一词的看法。我们对 3517 名青少年和年轻成年人（年龄在 13-25 岁之间）进行了一项全国性的在线调查。我们询问参与者“小雪茄是什么？”，并提供了几个回答选项。参与者中 49.6%为女性，69.8%为白人，5.2%报告过去 30 天内使用过小雪茄，11.6%报告有过终生使用小雪茄的经历。对于“小雪茄是什么”这个问题，最常见的回答是“我不知道”（51%的参与者），其次是“传统雪茄的更细更小版本”（30.1%的参与者），其中 19.4%的青少年和 36.8%的年轻成年人选择了这个选项。在过去 30 天内使用过小雪茄的人中，最常见的回答是“我不知道”（54.9%），其次是“传统雪茄的更细更小版本”（45.1%）。与非使用者相比，小雪茄使用者更有可能选择“传统雪茄的更细更小版本”这一选项。研究结果表明，许多青少年和年轻成年人对“小雪茄”一词有不同的理解。研究人员和从业者需要确保健康宣传活动中使用的术语能被目标受众清楚理解，以最大限度地提高效果。
