The relationship between smoking-related awareness including periodontal disease and heated tobacco products vs. the Kano test for social nicotine dependence for youth in 5th and 6th grade elementary school students

• Published in: Japanese Journal of Tobacco Control Vol. 15; no. 4; pp. 84 - 90
• Main Authors: Masuda, Mari, Inagaki, Koji, Oya, Yukie, Sato, Atsuko, Aihara, Yoshiko, Goto, Kimie, Harayama, Yuko, Furukawa, Erika, Ueda, Yuko, Tsuchida, Mitsuru, Inukai, Junko, Kosaka, Toshimi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: Japan Society for Tobacco Control 30.11.2020
• Subjects: anti-smoking lectures; elementary school students; heated tobacco products; Kano test for social nicotine dependence; periodontal disease

Objective: Heated tobacco products (HTPs), which have become rapidly prevalent in Japan since 2015, contain new chemicals that are not present in conventional tobacco, but their risks haven’t been adequately researched. The purpose of this study is to assess awareness of the impact of not only conve...