Department of Social Sciences & Health Policy, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
Subst Use Misuse. 2022;57(9):1478-1485. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2022.2092149. Epub 2022 Jul 4.
Cigar use, including little cigars and cigarillos (LCCs) and large traditional cigars, continues to harm young adults. Research on harm beliefs about cigars, particularly large cigars, is sparse. The current study examined cigar harm beliefs and associations with cigar use. Data are from a 2019 survey of a young adult cohort study recruited in fall 2010. Participants were asked questions about their beliefs about the harm of LCC and large cigar use. Those reporting ever use of cigars were asked how frequently they inhale the smoke into their lungs. Participants (N = 1910) were 51.9% female with a mean age of 26.7 (SD = 0.6). Ever cigar use was 44.2% for large cigars and 43% for LCCs. Compared to those who have never used large cigars or LCCs, those reporting ever use of large cigars or LCCs reported lower harm beliefs about inhaling harmful chemicals and becoming addicted (ps <.0001). Those who reported higher harm beliefs also reported inhaling the smoke into their lungs more frequently for large cigars and LCCs (ps<.05). Cigar use harm beliefs were lower among participants reporting ever use of cigars compared to those reporting never use. Contrary to predictions, those reporting greater harm beliefs were more likely to report inhaling smoke more frequently than those with lower harm beliefs.
雪茄的使用，包括小雪茄和机制雪茄（LCCs）以及大型传统雪茄，仍在危害年轻人。关于雪茄危害认知的研究，尤其是关于大型雪茄的研究还很匮乏。本研究旨在调查雪茄危害认知与雪茄使用之间的关联。研究数据来自于一项于 2019 年开展的针对青年成年人队列研究的调查，该研究于 2010 年秋季招募参与者。研究参与者被问及关于吸食 LCC 和大型雪茄危害的认知。那些报告曾使用过雪茄的人被问及他们是否经常将烟雾吸入肺部。参与者（N=1910）中 51.9%为女性，平均年龄为 26.7 岁（标准差=0.6）。大型雪茄和 LCC 的终生使用率分别为 44.2%和 43%。与那些从未使用过大型雪茄或 LCC 的人相比，报告曾使用过大型雪茄或 LCC 的人对吸入有害化学物质和上瘾的危害认知较低（p<0.0001）。报告危害认知较高的人也更有可能报告更频繁地将烟雾吸入肺部（p<.05）。与从未使用过雪茄的人相比，报告曾使用过雪茄的人对雪茄使用危害的认知较低。与预测相反，报告危害认知较高的人更有可能比那些危害认知较低的人更频繁地吸入烟雾。
