Associations of menthol use with motivation and confidence to quit smoking
Lorraine R Reitzel1, Carol J Etzel, Yumei Cao
1Department of Health Disparities Research, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA. Lrreitze@mdanderson.org
Objectives:
To examine associations of menthol cigarette use with motivation and confidence to quit smoking, and potential moderation by race, among adult current smokers (N = 1067; 85% White, 15% Black).
Methods:
Regression analyses, adjusted for sociodemographics and tobacco dependence, examined associations of menthol use with motivation and confidence to quit smoking with and without an interaction term for race.
Results:
Main effects were not significant; however, there was a significant interaction for confidence to quit smoking (p = .02). Stratified analyses indicated that Black menthol users were more confident about quitting than Black non-menthol users (p = .01).
Conclusions:
Given their relatively lower quit rates as cited in previous literature, Black menthol users appear overly confident about their ability to quit smoking.
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