All Outputs (97)

Cigarette brand diversity and price changes during the implementation of plain packaging in the United Kingdom (2018)
Journal Article
Breton, M. O., Britton, J., Huang, Y., & Bogdanovica, I. (2018). Cigarette brand diversity and price changes during the implementation of plain packaging in the United Kingdom. Addiction, 113(10), 1883-1894. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.14282

Background and aim: Plain packaging of cigarettes appeared in the UK in July 2016 and was ubiquitous by May 2017. The change coincided with another legislative change, raising the minimum pack size from 10 to 20 cigarettes. Laws imposing plain packag... Read More about Cigarette brand diversity and price changes during the implementation of plain packaging in the United Kingdom.

Carlsberg alibi marketing in the UEFA Euro 2016 football finals: implications of Probably inappropriate alcohol advertising (2018)
Journal Article
Murray, R. L., Opazo-Breton, M., Britton, J., Cranwell, J., & Grant-Braham, B. (2018). Carlsberg alibi marketing in the UEFA Euro 2016 football finals: implications of Probably inappropriate alcohol advertising. BMC Public Health, 18(553), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5449-y

Background: Alcohol advertising is a key driver of alcohol consumption, and is prohibited in France by the Loi Evin. In 2016 the Danish brewer Carlsberg sponsored the UEFA Euro 2016 finals, held in France, and used the alibis ‘Probably’ and ‘…the bes... Read More about Carlsberg alibi marketing in the UEFA Euro 2016 football finals: implications of Probably inappropriate alcohol advertising.

Vape shops: who uses them and what do they do? (2018)
Journal Article
Pattinson, J., Lewis, S., Bains, M., Britton, J., & Langley, T. (2018). Vape shops: who uses them and what do they do?. BMC Public Health, 18, Article 541. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5467-9

Background: ‘Vape shops’ are a popular source for buying electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and related products. The products that vape shops sell, their marketing techniques and the extent to which they provide information or encouragement to smo... Read More about Vape shops: who uses them and what do they do?.

Prevalence and factors associated with exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS) among young people: a cross-sectional study from The Gambia (2018)
Journal Article
Jallow, I. K., Britton, J., & Langley, T. (2018). Prevalence and factors associated with exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS) among young people: a cross-sectional study from The Gambia. BMJ Open, 8(3), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019524

Background: Annually 600,000 deaths are attributed to exposure of non-smokers to second-hand smoke (SHS). These include 165,000 among children, about 60% of which occur in Africa and South-East Asia. In 2011 only four countries in the African region... Read More about Prevalence and factors associated with exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS) among young people: a cross-sectional study from The Gambia.

Population exposure to smoking and tobacco branding in the UK reality show ‘Love Island’ (2018)
Journal Article
Barker, A. B., Opazo-Breton, M., Cranwell, J., Britton, J., & Murray, R. L. (2018). Population exposure to smoking and tobacco branding in the UK reality show ‘Love Island’. Tobacco Control, 27(6), 709-711. https://doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2017-054125

Background: Reality television shows are popular with children and young adults; inclusion of tobacco imagery in these programmes is likely to cause smoking in these groups. Series 3 of the UK reality show Love Island, broadcast in 2017, attracted wi... Read More about Population exposure to smoking and tobacco branding in the UK reality show ‘Love Island’.

Alcohol content in the 'Hyper-Reality' MTV show 'Geordie Shore' (2018)
Journal Article
Lowe, E., Britton, J., & Cranwell, J. (2018). Alcohol content in the 'Hyper-Reality' MTV show 'Geordie Shore'. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 53(3), https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agx116

Aim: To quantify the occurrence of alcohol content, including alcohol branding, in the popular primetime television UK Reality TV show 'Geordie Shore' Series 11. Methods: A 1-min interval coding content analysis of alcohol content in the entire D... Read More about Alcohol content in the 'Hyper-Reality' MTV show 'Geordie Shore'.

Alcohol and the risk of sleep apnoea: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2018)
Journal Article
Simou, E., Britton, J., & Leonardi-Bee, J. (in press). Alcohol and the risk of sleep apnoea: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Sleep Medicine, 42, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2017.12.005

Objective: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between alcohol consumption and risk of sleep apnoea in adults. Methods: We searched Medline, EMBASE and Web of Science databases from 1985 to 2015 for comparative epidemiologic... Read More about Alcohol and the risk of sleep apnoea: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Prevalence and determinants of tobacco use among young people in the Gambia (2017)
Journal Article
Jallow, I. K., Britton, J., & Langley, T. (2017). Prevalence and determinants of tobacco use among young people in the Gambia. BMJ Global Health, 2(4), Article e000482. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000482

Introduction: Tobacco consumption, and consequent morbidity and mortality, are expected to grow most markedly over coming decades in low and middle income countries (LMICs). Preventing tobacco experimentation and uptake among young people in LMICs is... Read More about Prevalence and determinants of tobacco use among young people in the Gambia.

The effect of alcohol consumption on the risk of ARDS: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2017)
Journal Article
Simou, E., Leonardi-Bee, J., & Britton, J. (in press). The effect of alcohol consumption on the risk of ARDS: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Chest, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2017.11.041

BACKGROUND: To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis evaluating the association between alcohol consumption and the risk of ARDS in adults. METHODS: Medline, EMBASE and Web of Science were searched to identify observational studies evaluatin... Read More about The effect of alcohol consumption on the risk of ARDS: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Evaluation of a novel intervention providing insight into the tobacco industry to prevent the uptake of smoking in school-aged children: a mixed-methods study (2017)
Journal Article
Szatkowski, L., Taylor, J., Taylor, A., Lewis, S., Qi, W., Parrott, S., …Bains, M. (2017). Evaluation of a novel intervention providing insight into the tobacco industry to prevent the uptake of smoking in school-aged children: a mixed-methods study. BMJ Open, 7, Article e018031. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018031

Objectives: Evidence from the US Truth® campaign suggests that interventions focusing on tobacco industry practices and ethics may be effective in preventing youth smoking uptake. We developed, piloted and evaluated a school-based intervention based... Read More about Evaluation of a novel intervention providing insight into the tobacco industry to prevent the uptake of smoking in school-aged children: a mixed-methods study.

A smoke-free generation? (2017)
Journal Article
Britton, J. (2017). A smoke-free generation?. BMJ, 358, Article j3944. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j394

Smoke-free policy and child health (2017)
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Britton, J. (in press). Smoke-free policy and child health. Lancet Public Health, 2(9), Article e392-e393. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667%2817%2930169-X

On March 24, 2004, Ireland became the first country in the world to implement legislation prohibiting tobacco smoking in workplaces and enclosed public places. The political process leading up to the legislation was long, with opposition from stakeho... Read More about Smoke-free policy and child health.

Awareness of standardised tobacco packaging among adults and young people during the final phase of policy implementation in Great Britain (2017)
Journal Article
Bogdanovica, I., Opazo-Breton, M., Langley, T., & Britton, J. (2017). Awareness of standardised tobacco packaging among adults and young people during the final phase of policy implementation in Great Britain. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(8), https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14080858

Background: In May 2016, along with the latest European Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), standardised packaging legislation was implemented in the UK. During the following 12-month transition period, both new and old types of packaging were allowed... Read More about Awareness of standardised tobacco packaging among adults and young people during the final phase of policy implementation in Great Britain.

Price-minimizing behaviors in response to increasing tobacco price: a cross-sectional study of students (2017)
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Rutter, L., Britton, J., & Langley, T. (in press). Price-minimizing behaviors in response to increasing tobacco price: a cross-sectional study of students. Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 26(5), https://doi.org/10.1080/1067828X.2017.1306472

Background: The public health benefits of tobacco taxation are undermined when smokers engage in price-minimising behaviours other than quitting in response to rising prices. These include switching from smoking manufactured cigarettes to cheaper alt... Read More about Price-minimizing behaviors in response to increasing tobacco price: a cross-sectional study of students.

A randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention to reduce children’s exposure to secondhand smoke in the home (2017)
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Ratschen, E., Thorley, R., Jones, L. L., Opazo Breton, M., Cook, J., McNeill, A., …Lewis, S. (2018). A randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention to reduce children’s exposure to secondhand smoke in the home. Tobacco Control, 27(2), 155-162. https://doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2016-053279

Objectives: Exposing children to secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) causes significant harm and occurs predominantly through smoking by caregivers in the family home. We report a trial of a complex intervention designed to reduce secondhand smoke exposur... Read More about A randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention to reduce children’s exposure to secondhand smoke in the home.

Death, disease, and tobacco (2017)
Journal Article
Britton, J. (in press). Death, disease, and tobacco. Lancet, 389(10082), https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2817%2930867-X

E-cigarette use in public places: striking the right balance (2017)
Journal Article
Bauld, L., McNeill, A., Hajek, P., Britton, J., & Dockrell, M. (in press). E-cigarette use in public places: striking the right balance. Tobacco Control, 26(e1), Article e5-e6. https://doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2016-053357

A cohort study investigating the effects of first stage of the English tobacco point-of-sale display ban on awareness, susceptibility and smoking uptake among adolescents (2017)
Journal Article
Bogdanovica, I., McNeill, A., & Britton, J. (2017). A cohort study investigating the effects of first stage of the English tobacco point-of-sale display ban on awareness, susceptibility and smoking uptake among adolescents. BMJ Open, 7(1), Article e01245. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012451

Objective: A prospective evaluation of the effect of 2012 point-of-sale (PoS) display ban in supermarkets in England on perceived exposure to PoS displays, and on changes in susceptibility and smoking uptake among young people. Design: Cohort study... Read More about A cohort study investigating the effects of first stage of the English tobacco point-of-sale display ban on awareness, susceptibility and smoking uptake among adolescents.

The association of low birth weight with serum C reactive protein in three year old children living in Cuba: a population-based prospective study (2016)
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Venero-Fernández, S. J., Fundora-Hernández, H., Batista-Gutierrez, L., Suárez-Medina, R., de la C. Mora-Faife, E., del Valle-Infante, I., …Fogarty, A. W. (in press). The association of low birth weight with serum C reactive protein in three year old children living in Cuba: a population-based prospective study. American Journal of Human Biology, https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.22936

Portrayal of tobacco smoking in popular women's magazines: a content analysis (2016)
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Kasujee, N., Britton, J., Cranwell, J., Lyons, A., & Bains, M. (in press). Portrayal of tobacco smoking in popular women's magazines: a content analysis. Journal of Public Health, https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdw104

Background: Whilst many countries have introduced legislation prohibiting tobacco advertising and sponsorship, references to tobacco continue to appear in the media. This study quantified and characterized tobacco smoking content in popular women's m... Read More about Portrayal of tobacco smoking in popular women's magazines: a content analysis.