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Title: Tobacco Marketing at SNAP- and WIC-Authorized Retail Food Stores in the United States

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2019

ISSN: 1090-1981

DOI: 10.1177/1090198119831759

Abstract: Background. Lower-income families in the United States are at increased risk for food insecurity and have higher rates of tobacco use. Many retailers accepting government food assistance benefits also sell tobacco products, whose marketing promotes smoking initiation and undermines quit attempts. We examined the presence of tobacco marketing in authorized retailers in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and/or Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), compared with nonauthorized retailers. Method. A nationally representative sample of tobacco retailers in the contiguous United States (N = 2,054) were audited for tobacco marketing in 2015. Using generalized estimating equations, we examined the association between WIC and SNAP authorization and presence of tobacco marketing, adjusted for store type and neighborhood demographics. Results. Both WIC-authorized (odds ratio [OR] 1.7, 95% confidence interval [CI] [1.1, 2.4]) and SNAP-authorized retailers (OR ...

Url: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1090198119831759

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Authors: Rust, Shauna M.; Myers, Allison E.; D’Angelo, Heather; Queen, Tara L.; Laska, Melissa Nelson; Ribisl, Kurt M.

Periodical (Full): Health Education & Behavior

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Pages: 109019811983175

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