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. 2020 Oct;60(9):1040-1051.
doi: 10.1080/03630242.2020.1789261. Epub 2020 Jul 12.

Perceived harms of and exposure to tobacco use and current tobacco use among reproductive-aged women from the PATH study

Elizabeth K Do  1   2 , Nicole E Nicksic  1 , James S Clifford  3 , Alishia Hayes  4 , Bernard F Fuemmeler  1   2
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Perceived harms of and exposure to tobacco use and current tobacco use among reproductive-aged women from the PATH study

Elizabeth K Do et al. Women Health. 2020 Oct.

Abstract

Data for this study were obtained from reproductive-aged women (aged 18-44 years, at wave 1) from waves 1 (2013-2014) and 2 (2014-2015) of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study (n = 13,241). Bivariate and multinomial regression analyses were performed associating past 30-day use of cigarettes only, e-cigarettes only, and dual use with perceptions of harm, exposure to tobacco product use, and sociodemographic variables. Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses were conducted. Of all reproductive-aged women included in the analyses, 75.5 percent reported no tobacco use, 16.9 percent reported cigarette use only, 1.5 percent reported e-cigarette use only, and 6.1 percent reported dual use within the past 30 days. Perceived harm, tobacco exposure, pregnancy status, age, race/ethnicity, income, education, and sexual orientation were associated with the past 30-day use, cross-sectionally at wave 1. Similar associations were found for longitudinal analyses using wave 2 data, except for income and education, which were no longer associated. The results of this study contribute to knowledge regarding the prevalence and correlates of tobacco use across exclusive cigarette, exclusive e-cigarette, and dual use among reproductive-aged women.

Keywords: Cigarette; e-cigarette; risk factors; smoking; tobacco use.

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