The impact of reduced ignition propensity cigarette regulation on smoking behaviour in a cohort of Ontario smokers.
The impact of reduced ignition propensity cigarette regulation on smoking behaviour in a cohort of Ontario smokers.
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10.1136/ip.2009.025114
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2010-12
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Cummings KM
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O'Connor RJ;Fix BV;Hammond D;Giovino GA;Hyland A;Fong GT;Cummings KM
This study examined the degree to which legislation intended to reduce the incidence of cigarette-caused fires influenced the behaviors of a cohort of smokers in Ontario, Canada. Evaluating the effectiveness of existing cigarette fire-safety has the potential to inform the development of similar standards in other jurisdictions. A random digit dialed telephone survey of adult smokers residing in the Province of Ontario was conducted between July and September of 2005, ending one month prior to the RIP regulation’s implementation date. A follow-up survey was conducted between August and November of 2006 to examine changes in engaging in fire risk behaviors, perceptions of changes to cigarettes, and behavioral changes in response to smoking reduced ignition propensity cigarettes. Of the baseline participants, 73.0% (n=435) completed the follow-up survey. The frequency of fire risk behaviors was similar across both surveys. At baseline, only 3.7% (95% CI: 2.20–5.76) of smokers interviewed reported that their cigarettes went out on their own ‘often’ while smoking. Following the implementation of the reduced ignition propensity legislation, this increased significantly to 14.7% (95% CI: 11.41–18.42). The results observed in this study suggest that the proportion of Ontario smokers who reported engaging in behavior such as leaving a cigarette burning unattended and smoking in bed actually declined, although these declines were not statistically significant across all measures of fire risk. As other nations look to implement RIP regulations, the Canadian experience thus far has revealed no risk compensatory behaviors that would offset the potential public health benefit of the regulations.
