title: Food and Drug Administration evaluation and cigarette smoking risk perceptions.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the relationship between a belief about Food and Drug Administration (FDA) safety evaluation of cigarettes and smoking risk perceptions.
  
  
  METHODS
  A nationally representative, random-digit-dialed telephone survey of 1046 adult current cigarette smokers.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Smokers reporting that the FDA does not evaluate cigarettes for safety (46.1%), exhibited greater comprehension of the health risks of smoking and were more likely (48.5%) than other participants (33.6%) to report quit intentions. Risk perceptions partially mediated the relationship  between FDA evaluation belief and quit intentions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings highlight the need for proactive, effective communication to the public about the aims of new tobacco product regulations.
authors.affiliation: Behavioral Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA. kaufmana@mail.nih.gov
authors.forename: Annette R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Kaufman
authors.forename: Erika A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Waters
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Parascandola
authors.forename: Erik M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Augustson
authors.forename: Maansi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bansal-Travers
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hyland
authors.forename: K Michael
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Cummings
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D032882:Comprehension; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D008297:Male; D010465:Perception; D012306:Risk; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration