title: Factors associated with exposure to antismoking information among adults in Vietnam, Global Adult Tobacco Survey, 2010.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The media play a critical role in tobacco control. Knowledge about the exposure of a population to antismoking information can provide information for planning communication activities in tobacco control. We examined exposure to antismoking information associated with socioeconomic and demographic factors among adults (≥15 years) in Vietnam.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) is a nationally representative household survey of noninstitutionalized men and women aged 15 years or older and was conducted in Vietnam in 2010 (N = 9,925). We used GATS data on exposure to sources of antismoking information and analyzed associations among socioeconomic and demographic groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  An estimated 91.6% of the adult population was exposed to at least 1 source of antismoking information, and the mean number of sources of exposure was 3.7. Compared with their counterparts, respondents who were older, had higher education levels, higher economic status, and higher knowledge levels about the health consequences of smoking were more likely to be exposed to any source of antismoking information and to more informational sources. The most common source of exposure was television (85.9%). Respondents of higher social class (education, occupation, wealth) had more exposure through modern media sources (television), and respondents of lower social class were exposed to more traditional sources such as radio or loudspeakers.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Exposure to at least 1 source of antismoking information is high in Vietnam, and the number and type of source varied by sociodemographic group. Use of multiple communication channels is recommended to reinforce antismoking messages and to reach different groups in the population.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam.
authors.forename: Kim Bao
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Giang
authors.forename: Hoang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Van Minh
authors.forename: Pham Quynh
authors.initials: PQ
authors.lastname: Nga
authors.forename: Phan Thi
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Hai
authors.forename: Nguyen The
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Quan
authors.forename: Van T
authors.initials: VT
authors.lastname: Tong
authors.forename: Le Thi Thanh
authors.initials: le TT
authors.lastname: Xuan
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hsia
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003146:Communications Media / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014744:Vietnam
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