"Isn't there a bunch of side effects?": A focus group study on the beliefs about cessation treatments of non-college educated young adult smokers.

ABSTRACT: Smoking remains more prevalent among non-college educated and racial/ethnic minority young adults in the U.S. These smokers are less likely than their college educated/non-Hispanic white counterparts to use cessation treatments approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Alternative cessation methods (e.g., e-cigarettes) have also grown in popularity among smokers. Therefore, we conducted a focus group study to explore perceptions and beliefs about various cessation treatments among, racially/ethnically diverse, non-college educated young adult smokers. Seventy-five 18-29-year-old current smokers without a 4-year college education were recruited from the U.S. Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and attended one of twelve focus groups to discuss their awareness, beliefs, experie

SUBMITTER: Duarte DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7100981 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature