Smiley Sabrina L, Shin Heesung
Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science, School of Public Health, College of Health and Human Services, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, USA.
Subst Use Misuse. 2024;59(5):727-731. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2023.2294984. Epub 2024 Jan 16.
: Research is needed to identify the determinants of motivation to quit smoking among non-Hispanic Black (NHB) adults who smoke menthol cigarettes and reside in communities covered by menthol cigarette bans. : This study examined the associations between motivation to quit smoking and a range of individual-level predictors, including measures of demographics, harm/risk perception of menthol cigarettes, and awareness of a ban on menthol cigarettes in Los Angeles County unincorporated communities. Self-identified NHB adults who currently smoke menthol cigarettes (N=50; M=47.2 years; SD=13.7; 46% female) were recruited in Los Angeles County unincorporated communities. Participants completed an interviewer-administered cross-sectional survey between January to September 2021. : Participants (74%) reported an annual household income of less than $25,000. Participants' mean age at cigarette initiation was 15.7 years old (SD=5.68). Most (88%) were aware of the ordinance banning menthol cigarette sales. Employing multivariable linear regression analysis, harm/risk perception of menthol cigarettes (B=14.69, p<0.01) and awareness of the local menthol ban (B=26.18, p<0.05) were found to be independently associated with motivation to quit smoking. : Findings from this community-based sample suggest that among NHB adults who smoke menthol cigarettes, motivation to quit smoking is influenced by their perception of menthol cigarettes as harmful and awareness of local policy banning the sale of menthol cigarettes. Findings underscore the need for community-centered and culturally grounded interventions to facilitate quitting among NHB adults who smoke in order for communities covered by menthol bans to achieve health equity in reducing preventable racial inequities due to menthol cigarettes.
需要开展研究，以确定居住在薄荷醇香烟禁令覆盖社区、吸食薄荷醇香烟的非西班牙裔黑人（NHB）成年人戒烟动机的决定因素。 本研究调查了戒烟动机与一系列个体层面预测因素之间的关联，包括人口统计学指标、对薄荷醇香烟危害/风险的认知，以及对洛杉矶县非建制社区薄荷醇香烟禁令的知晓情况。在洛杉矶县非建制社区招募了自我认定为吸食薄荷醇香烟的NHB成年人（N = 50；平均年龄M = 47.2岁；标准差SD = 13.7；46%为女性）。参与者于2021年1月至9月完成了一项由访谈员实施的横断面调查。 参与者中有74%报告家庭年收入低于25,000美元。参与者开始吸烟的平均年龄为15.7岁（标准差SD = 5.68）。大多数人（88%）知晓禁止销售薄荷醇香烟的条例。采用多变量线性回归分析发现，对薄荷醇香烟的危害/风险认知（B = 14.69，p < 0.01）和对当地薄荷醇禁令的知晓情况（B = 26.18，p < 0.05）与戒烟动机独立相关。 基于该社区样本的研究结果表明，在吸食薄荷醇香烟的NHB成年人中，戒烟动机受他们对薄荷醇香烟有害性的认知以及对当地禁止销售薄荷醇香烟政策的知晓情况影响。研究结果强调，需要开展以社区为中心、基于文化的干预措施，以促进吸食薄荷醇香烟的NHB成年人戒烟，从而使受薄荷醇禁令覆盖的社区在减少因薄荷醇香烟导致的可预防种族不平等方面实现健康公平。
