association between the display of cigarette packs at the point of sale and smoking susceptibility among adolescents in brazil [associação entre a exposição a maços de cigarros em pontos de venda e susceptibilidade ao tabagismo entre adolescentes brasileiros]

This was a cross-sectional study aimed at determining the association between exposure to tobacco displays at the point of sale and susceptibility to smoking in schoolchildren in the 14- to 17-year age bracket. of the participating students, 69.0%, 21.3%, and 9.7% were classified as never smokers, experimenters, and smokers, respectively. of the participants who were classified as being exposed to smoking, 18.9% were susceptible to smoking. of the participants who were classified as being unexposed to smoking, 12.9% were susceptible to smoking (or = 1.56; 95% ci: 1.04 -2.35; p = 0.029). exposure to point-of-sale tobacco displays is associated with smoking susceptibility in brazilian adolescents.