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Perceptions and use of electronic cigarettes among young adults in China
INTRODUCTION: Little is known about the perception and use of e-cigarettes by the Chinese, particularly the young people. This study reveals the awareness, attitudes, and use of e-cigarettes among young adults in China, examines the relationship between smoking behavior and e-cigarette perception an...
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European Publishing on behalf of the International Society for the Prevention of Tobacco Induced Diseases (ISPTID)
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6751986/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31582928 http://dx.doi.org/10.18332/tid/102788 |
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author | Wang, Xinsong Zhang, Xiulan Xu, Xiaoxin Gao, Ying |
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description | INTRODUCTION: Little is known about the perception and use of e-cigarettes by the Chinese, particularly the young people. This study reveals the awareness, attitudes, and use of e-cigarettes among young adults in China, examines the relationship between smoking behavior and e-cigarette perception and use, and demonstrates the phenomenon of e-cigarette gifting. METHODS: We used results from a mobile app-based survey conducted in November 2015 that included 10477 young Chinese adults aged between 19 and 29 years. Bivariate tests were conducted to analyze perception and use of e-cigarettes by respondents of different smoking status. Multivariate logistic regressions were applied to examine the correlates of e-cigarette use and perception and e-cigarette gifting behavior, particularly the factors of tobacco smoking status and quitting behavior. RESULTS: Among the surveyed young adults, 88.40% were aware of e-cigarettes, and nearly a quarter of all respondents had used e-cigarettes by the time of our survey. Multivariate regression results demonstrated that current smokers with quitting experience were more likely to be aware of and to use e-cigarettes than current smokers with no quitting experience. Smokers with quitting experience also were more inclined to promote e-cigarettes to others by either recommending them or giving them as gifts. CONCLUSIONS: E-cigarettes have gained popularity among young adults in China and smokers, especially those who had tried quitting, were more likely to have known and used e-cigarettes. More empirical research on the relationship between e-cigarette use and smoking cessation is warranted to better inform a potential regulatory framework in China. |
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spelling | pubmed-67519862019-10-03 Perceptions and use of electronic cigarettes among young adults in China Wang, Xinsong Zhang, Xiulan Xu, Xiaoxin Gao, Ying Tob Induc Dis Research Paper INTRODUCTION: Little is known about the perception and use of e-cigarettes by the Chinese, particularly the young people. This study reveals the awareness, attitudes, and use of e-cigarettes among young adults in China, examines the relationship between smoking behavior and e-cigarette perception and use, and demonstrates the phenomenon of e-cigarette gifting. METHODS: We used results from a mobile app-based survey conducted in November 2015 that included 10477 young Chinese adults aged between 19 and 29 years. Bivariate tests were conducted to analyze perception and use of e-cigarettes by respondents of different smoking status. Multivariate logistic regressions were applied to examine the correlates of e-cigarette use and perception and e-cigarette gifting behavior, particularly the factors of tobacco smoking status and quitting behavior. RESULTS: Among the surveyed young adults, 88.40% were aware of e-cigarettes, and nearly a quarter of all respondents had used e-cigarettes by the time of our survey. Multivariate regression results demonstrated that current smokers with quitting experience were more likely to be aware of and to use e-cigarettes than current smokers with no quitting experience. Smokers with quitting experience also were more inclined to promote e-cigarettes to others by either recommending them or giving them as gifts. CONCLUSIONS: E-cigarettes have gained popularity among young adults in China and smokers, especially those who had tried quitting, were more likely to have known and used e-cigarettes. More empirical research on the relationship between e-cigarette use and smoking cessation is warranted to better inform a potential regulatory framework in China. European Publishing on behalf of the International Society for the Prevention of Tobacco Induced Diseases (ISPTID) 2019-03-04 /pmc/articles/PMC6751986/ /pubmed/31582928 http://dx.doi.org/10.18332/tid/102788 Text en © 2019 Wang X https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. |
spellingShingle | Research Paper Wang, Xinsong Zhang, Xiulan Xu, Xiaoxin Gao, Ying Perceptions and use of electronic cigarettes among young adults in China |
title | Perceptions and use of electronic cigarettes among young adults in China |
title_full | Perceptions and use of electronic cigarettes among young adults in China |
title_fullStr | Perceptions and use of electronic cigarettes among young adults in China |
title_full_unstemmed | Perceptions and use of electronic cigarettes among young adults in China |
title_short | Perceptions and use of electronic cigarettes among young adults in China |
title_sort | perceptions and use of electronic cigarettes among young adults in china |
topic | Research Paper |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6751986/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31582928 http://dx.doi.org/10.18332/tid/102788 |
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