The primary goal of Project 2 is to build the evidence base in the area of tobacco packaging and labeling policies (Article 11 of the FCTC), in low, middle, and high income countries. Project 2 will complement the survey data described in Project 1 by collecting information directly from tobacco packages and by conducting experimental studies in """"""""high-burden"""""""" ITC countries. Project 2 includes 4 sub-studies, each with a specific aim.
Specific Aim 1 is to examine consumer perceptions of cigarette packaging design among youth and adults in 7 """"""""high-burden"""""""" ITC countries: China, India, Bangladesh, Mexico, Republic of Korea, the United States, and Germany. Parallel experimental studies will be conducted in each of the 7 countries to examine the impact of brand descriptors (e.g., light, mild, smooth, slims) and brand imagery (e.g., colors and design) on perceptions of risk and brand appeal. Overall, the study seeks to identify potentially misleading information on cigarette packages and to evaluate the potential impact of """"""""plain"""""""" packaging regulations.
In Specific Aim 2, parallel experimental studies will be conducted with youth adults in the same 7 high-burden ITC countries to evaluate the impact of health warnings on tobacco packages. The study will examine the impact of three types of health warnings on health beliefs, message recall, and smoking susceptibility: text- only health warnings, pictorial warnings with graphic depictions of health effects, and pictorial warnings with personal testimonials.
Specific Aim 3 will attempt to replicate the findings from the experimental studies in Aims 1 and 2 by integrating key measures from these studies into the population-based surveys in 7 low and middle-income ITC countries: Thailand, Malaysia, Uruguay, India, China, Mexico, and Bangladesh.
Specific Aim 4 will document industry practices in cigarette packaging and their association with tobacco labeling policies. This study will systematically collect and analyze package design and descriptors from 50 leading cigarette brands in each of 20 countries, including all ITC countries. Each of the studies in Project 2 will focus upon potential similarities and differences between low,middle, and high income countries in industry practice and the effectiveness of labeling policies?a primary theme of this P01 application.

Public Health Relevance

Health warnings and tobacco labelling policies have been identified by the WHO as one of six critical policies to address the tobacco epidemic. This project will collect information in high, middle, and low income countries to address key gaps in the evidence, particularly in low and middle income countries.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Type
Research Program Projects (P01)
Project #
7P01CA138389-04
Application #
8408910
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZCA1-RPRB-7)
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
2011-10-17
Budget End
2012-07-31
Support Year
4
Fiscal Year
2011
Total Cost
$108,937
Indirect Cost
Name
Medical University of South Carolina
Department
Type
DUNS #
183710748
City
Charleston
State
SC
Country
United States
Zip Code
29425
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