Christina Kyriakos, PhD, MPH
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Publications
2025
Tackling the “Filter Fraud”: A Call for Policy Action to Address Environmental and Health Harms Caused by Cigarette Filters
Gravely S, Cummings K, East K, Roberts M, Freitas-Lemos R, Kock L, Liber A, Kyriakos C, Seidenberg A, Fong G, Novotny T. Tackling the “Filter Fraud”: A Call for Policy Action to Address Environmental and Health Harms Caused by Cigarette Filters. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2025, 28: 192-195. PMID: 41091841, PMCID: PMC12723227, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntaf182.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMenthol cigarette alternative products: Awareness, use, and substitution intentions among adults who smoke menthol cigarettes
Kyriakos C, Kong G, Sharma A, Morean M, Suttiratana S, Bold K. Menthol cigarette alternative products: Awareness, use, and substitution intentions among adults who smoke menthol cigarettes. Addictive Behaviors 2025, 171: 108470. PMID: 40876183, PMCID: PMC12703848, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2025.108470.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAssociated with awarenessSmoking menthol cigarettesMenthol cigarettesNon-mentholCross-sectional surveyMenthol cigarette salesPublic health benefitsLogistic regression modelsHigher nicotine dependenceOutcome of awarenessCigarette salesSmoking characteristicsPublic healthCigaretteHealth benefitsYounger ageRegression modelsNicotine dependenceAdultsAwarenessMenthol Characterizing Flavors in Cigarettes on Sale in England After a Characterizing Flavor Ban: Findings From Sensory and Chemical Assessments
Robson D, Kyriakos C, McNeill A, Harrington S, Page M, O’Connor R, Robins J, Goniewicz M. Menthol Characterizing Flavors in Cigarettes on Sale in England After a Characterizing Flavor Ban: Findings From Sensory and Chemical Assessments. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2025, 27: 1805-1812. PMID: 40227605, PMCID: PMC12453683, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntaf064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCheck-all-that-apply methodUntrained consumer panelChemical testsTest productOdor attributesSensory assessmentFruity odorGas chromatography-mass spectrometryConsumer panelFlavor additivesFlavorMinty flavorSensory testingChromatography-mass spectrometryDetectable levelsFruityOdorTobacco productsFlavor chemicalsMentholChemical assessmentTobaccoTest cigarettesProductionCigarette
2024
Use of Menthol Cigarettes and Accessories Among Youth Who Smoked After the Menthol Cigarette Ban in England and Canada, 2021: Implications for Health Equity
Kyriakos C, Filippidis F, East K, Reid J, Driezen P, Hammond D. Use of Menthol Cigarettes and Accessories Among Youth Who Smoked After the Menthol Cigarette Ban in England and Canada, 2021: Implications for Health Equity. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2024, 26: s133-s142. PMID: 38817031, PMCID: PMC11140215, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntad112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMenthol cigarette banSmoking menthol cigarettesHealth equityCigarette banMenthol cigarettesMenthol cigarette useCigarette useAdjusted logistic regression modelsPublic health equityExamined sociodemographic correlatesLogistic regression modelsCross-sectional dataSociodemographic correlatesTobacco useITC Youth TobaccoYouth TobaccoMenthol banCigarette varietiesRace/ethnicitySurvey respondentsCigaretteRegression modelsSupport countriesHealthYoung peoplePrevalence and perceptions of flavour capsule cigarettes among adults who smoke in Brazil, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia and Mexico: findings from the ITC surveys
Kyriakos C, Erinoso O, Driezen P, Thrasher J, Katanoda K, Quah A, Tabuchi T, de Abreu Perez C, Seo H, Kim S, Nordin A, Hairi F, Fong G, Filippidis F. Prevalence and perceptions of flavour capsule cigarettes among adults who smoke in Brazil, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia and Mexico: findings from the ITC surveys. BMJ Open 2024, 14: e083080. PMID: 38642995, PMCID: PMC11033647, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-083080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRepublic of KoreaFlavor capsule cigarettesITC surveysGlobal marketCross-sectional dataAdjusted logistic regression modelsNon-daily smokingRepublicCountriesLogistic regression modelsSmoking cigarettesPrevalence dataMexicoCapsule cigarettesKoreaHarmMalaysiaYounger ageRegression modelsPerceptionPrevalenceCigaretteAdultsBrazilHigher educationEvidence-Based Post-Ban Research to Inform Effective Menthol Cigarette Bans in the United States and Other Jurisdictions
Erinoso O, Brown J, Glasser A, Gravely S, Fong G, Chung-Hall J, Kyriakos C, Liber A, Craig L, White A, Rose S, Smiley S, Zeller M, Leischow S, Ayo-Yusuf O, Cohen J, Ashley D. Evidence-Based Post-Ban Research to Inform Effective Menthol Cigarette Bans in the United States and Other Jurisdictions. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2024, 26: 1434-1437. PMID: 38613422, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntae082.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Optimising a product standard for banning menthol and other flavours in tobacco products
Kyriakos C, Chung-Hall J, Craig L, Fong G. Optimising a product standard for banning menthol and other flavours in tobacco products. Tobacco Control 2023, 34: 239-241. PMID: 37945342, PMCID: PMC11078886, DOI: 10.1136/tc-2023-058174.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLessons learned from banning menthol cigarettes in Europe: A mixed methods study examining policy implementation and impact
Kyriakos C, Fong G, Driezen P, Willemsen M, Hammond D, Sebrié E, Filippidis F. Lessons learned from banning menthol cigarettes in Europe: A mixed methods study examining policy implementation and impact. Tobacco Prevention & Cessation 2023, 9 DOI: 10.18332/tpc/172800.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProgress of Balkan countries on tobacco control. Evidence from the 2023 WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic
Mechili E, Girvalaki C, Kyriakos C, Nika S, Bucaj J, Cakerri N, Muhaj M. Progress of Balkan countries on tobacco control. Evidence from the 2023 WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic. Tobacco Prevention & Cessation 2023, 9 DOI: 10.18332/tpc/172801.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchU.S. Food and Drug Administration Must Ban Menthol Cigarettes Without Delay: Lessons From Other Countries
Chung-Hall J, Craig L, Kyriakos C, Fong G. U.S. Food and Drug Administration Must Ban Menthol Cigarettes Without Delay: Lessons From Other Countries. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2023, 65: 1192-1195. PMID: 37557934, PMCID: PMC10859916, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2023.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original Research