電子タバコの有害性に対する認識の変化は,英国で使い捨てのvape禁止が発表された後,タバコと比較した
Sarah E Jackson1, Jamie Brown1,2, Catherine Kimber3
1Department of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, London, UK.
まとめ
UKはイギリスです.
科学分野:
- 公衆衛生は公衆衛生である.
- タバコの禁煙対策について
- 害感に関する研究 害感に関する研究
背景:
- 電子タバコ (vapes) は,従来のタバコよりも害が少なく,禁煙に有効であると認識されています.
- 電子タバコの相対的な害に対する公衆の認識は,過去10年間で悪化しています.
- 英国政府は2024年1月に使い捨て電子タバコの禁止を発表し,公衆の有害感に対するさらなる否定的な変化への懸念を高めた.
研究 の 目的:
- イギリスの使い捨て電子タバコ禁止の発表が,相対的な害に対する公衆の認識に与える影響を評価する.
- 政策発表前と後に,成人の喫煙者の間での有害感の傾向を分析する.
主な方法:
- 喫煙ツールキット研究 (2022年1月〜2025年6月) の月間データを利用した横断的研究を繰り返しました.
- セグメンテッド・リグレッション・モデルは,電子タバコの有害性に対する認識の変化を,たばこと比較して分析するために使用されました.
- この研究では,イギリスで16489人の成人喫煙者 (≥16歳) が参加した.
主要な成果:
- 廃棄用電子タバコの禁止発表の後,害の認識は変化しました.
- 電子たばこがより有害だと考える喫煙者の割合は減少し,より有害または同等に有害だと考える喫煙者の割合は増加した.
- 発表後,より有害な知覚の減少と,より有害な知覚の増加のペースは著しく減速した. 2025年6月までに,電子たばこを害の少ないものと見ているのは18.7%に過ぎず,害の大きいものと見ているのは31.3%だった.
結論:
- イギリスの使い捨て電子タバコ禁止の発表は,喫煙者の間での有害感の負の傾向を恐れていたように悪化させなかった.
- 悪化が緩んだにもかかわらず,電子タバコの相対的な害に関する誤った認識は依然として広く存在しており,喫煙者の5人に1人だけが,その害がより低いことを認識しています.
- 伝統的なタバコと比較して電子タバコの安全性に関する継続的な誤解に対処するために,公衆衛生に関する明確なコミュニケーションが不可欠です.
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