Impact of prepregnancy menthol cigarette use on smoking cessation across pregnancy and postpartum: a longitudinal analysis of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study.

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Τίτλος:	Impact of prepregnancy menthol cigarette use on smoking cessation across pregnancy and postpartum: a longitudinal analysis of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study.
Συγγραφείς:	Sharma E; Westat, Behavioral Health and Health Policy, Rockville, MD 20850, United States., Powers JM; Department of Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, United States., Maloney S; Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, United States.; Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, School of Public Health, Brown University, RI, Providence 02912, United States., Stroud LR; Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, United States.; Center for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, The Miriam Hospital, RI, Providence 02906, United States.
Πηγή:	Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco [Nicotine Tob Res] 2026 Sep 24; Vol. 28 (10), pp. 1764-1770.
Τύπος έκδοσης:	Journal Article
Γλώσσα:	English
Στοιχεία περιοδικού:	Publisher: Oxford University Press Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 9815751 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1469-994X (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 14622203 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Nicotine Tob Res Subsets: MEDLINE
Imprint Name(s):	Publication: <2009->: Oxford : Oxford University Press Original Publication: Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK : Carfax Pub. and Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, c1999-
Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH):	Smoking Cessation/statistics & numerical data , Smoking Cessation/methods , Cigarette Smoking/epidemiology , Menthol , Postpartum Period*, Humans ; Female ; Pregnancy ; Longitudinal Studies ; Adult ; Young Adult
Περίληψη:	Introduction: The purpose of this study was to characterize smoking cessation at pregnancy and postpartum return to use as a function of prepregnancy menthol vs non-menthol cigarette use. Methods: Data were drawn from waves 1-5 (2013-2019) of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study, using 3 longitudinal time-points indicating prepregnancy, pregnancy, and postpartum in 179 participants who reported exclusive cigarette smoking at prepregnancy and were currently pregnant during the middle interval. Outcomes included (1) quit attempts and successful quitting within 12 months of pregnancy, (2) change in past 30-day smoking frequency at pregnancy, and (3) postpartum return to use. Generalized estimating equations were conducted adjusting for sociodemographic and smoking characteristics. Results: Approximately 47% of pregnant persons who smoked reported use of menthol cigarettes at prepregnancy, almost 80% attempted to quit or cut down during pregnancy, and 43.6% successfully quit. Approximately 56% of those who reported being quit at pregnancy returned to use in postpartum. Menthol use was associated with smoking on 1.13 fewer days among those who continued to smoke at pregnancy. Although prepregnancy menthol cigarette use was associated with greater nicotine dependence (fewer minutes to first cigarette; P < .05), menthol cigarette use was not significantly associated with quit attempts, successful cessation or changes in smoking frequency at pregnancy, or postpartum return to use (Ps > .05). Conclusions: Our study did not find an impact of prepregnancy menthol cigarette use on quit attempts, cessation, or postpartum return to use. Findings suggest cessation efforts should focus on behavioral and contextual factors beyond cigarette mentholation alone. Implications: Use of menthol vs non-menthol cigarettes in prepregnancy did not impact quit attempts, successful quitting, frequency of cigarette use at pregnancy assessment, or postpartum return to use among pregnant respondents who exclusively smoked cigarettes. Results indicate cessation outcomes during or after pregnancy may be influenced by behavioral and contextual factors beyond menthol cigarette use. (© The Author(s) 2026. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. All rights reserved. For commercial re-use, please contact reprints@oup.com for reprints and translation rights for reprints. All other permissions can be obtained through our RightsLink service via the Permissions link on the article page on our site—for further information please contact journals.permissions@oup.com.)
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Grant Information:	R01 DA044504 United States DA NIDA NIH HHS; P20 GM139767 United States GM NIGMS NIH HHS; T32 CA193193 United States CA NCI NIH HHS; R01 DA045492 United States DA NIDA NIH HHS; U24 ES028507 United States ES NIEHS NIH HHS; R01 DA056787 United States DA NIDA NIH HHS; T32 DA016184 United States DA NIDA NIH HHS; R01DA044504 United States DA NIDA NIH HHS; R01045492 United States DA NIDA NIH HHS; R01DA056787 United States DA NIDA NIH HHS; U24ES028507 United States ES NIEHS NIH HHS; P20GM139767 the National Institute of General Medical Sciences; 5T32DA016184 United States DA NIDA NIH HHS; T32CA193193 United States CA NCI NIH HHS
Contributed Indexing:	Keywords: cessation; cigarette; menthol; pregnancy; quitting
Substance Nomenclature:	1490-04-6 (Menthol)
Entry Date(s):	Date Created: 20260507 Date Completed: 20260924 Latest Revision: 20260926
Update Code:	20260926
PubMed Central ID:	PMC13570601
DOI:	10.1093/ntr/ntag089
PMID:	42096513
Βάση Δεδομένων:	MEDLINE

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ISSN:	1469-994X
DOI:	10.1093/ntr/ntag089