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Patterns of Use of Vaping Products among Smokers: Findings from the 2016–2018 International Tobacco Control (ITC) New Zealand Surveys
Alternative nicotine products like e-cigarettes could help achieve an end to the epidemic of ill health and death caused by smoking. However, in-depth information about their use is often limited. Our study investigated patterns of use of e-cigarettes and attitudes and beliefs among smokers and ex-s...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7559110/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32932952 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17186629 |
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author | Edwards, Richard Stanley, James Waa, Andrew M. White, Maddie Kaai, Susan C. Ouimet, Janine Quah, Anne C.K. Fong, Geoffrey T. |
author_facet | Edwards, Richard Stanley, James Waa, Andrew M. White, Maddie Kaai, Susan C. Ouimet, Janine Quah, Anne C.K. Fong, Geoffrey T. |
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description | Alternative nicotine products like e-cigarettes could help achieve an end to the epidemic of ill health and death caused by smoking. However, in-depth information about their use is often limited. Our study investigated patterns of use of e-cigarettes and attitudes and beliefs among smokers and ex-smokers in New Zealand (NZ), a country with an ‘endgame’ goal for smoked tobacco. Data came from smokers and ex-smokers in Waves 1 and 2 of the International Tobacco Control (ITC) NZ Survey (Wave 1 August 2016–April 2017, 1155 participants; Wave 2, June–December 2018, 1020 participants). Trial, current and daily use of e-cigarettes was common: daily use was 7.9% among smokers and 22.6% among ex-smokers in Wave 2, and increased between surveys. Use was commonest among 18–24 years and ex-smokers, but was similar among Māori and non-Māori participants, and by socio-economic status. Most participants used e-cigarettes to help them quit or reduce their smoking. The most common motivating factor for use was cost and the most common barrier to use cited was that e-cigarettes were less satisfying than smoking. The findings could inform developing interventions in order to maximise the contribution of e-cigarettes to achieving an equitable smoke-free Aotearoa, and to minimise any potential adverse impacts. |
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spelling | pubmed-75591102020-10-29 Patterns of Use of Vaping Products among Smokers: Findings from the 2016–2018 International Tobacco Control (ITC) New Zealand Surveys Edwards, Richard Stanley, James Waa, Andrew M. White, Maddie Kaai, Susan C. Ouimet, Janine Quah, Anne C.K. Fong, Geoffrey T. Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Alternative nicotine products like e-cigarettes could help achieve an end to the epidemic of ill health and death caused by smoking. However, in-depth information about their use is often limited. Our study investigated patterns of use of e-cigarettes and attitudes and beliefs among smokers and ex-smokers in New Zealand (NZ), a country with an ‘endgame’ goal for smoked tobacco. Data came from smokers and ex-smokers in Waves 1 and 2 of the International Tobacco Control (ITC) NZ Survey (Wave 1 August 2016–April 2017, 1155 participants; Wave 2, June–December 2018, 1020 participants). Trial, current and daily use of e-cigarettes was common: daily use was 7.9% among smokers and 22.6% among ex-smokers in Wave 2, and increased between surveys. Use was commonest among 18–24 years and ex-smokers, but was similar among Māori and non-Māori participants, and by socio-economic status. Most participants used e-cigarettes to help them quit or reduce their smoking. The most common motivating factor for use was cost and the most common barrier to use cited was that e-cigarettes were less satisfying than smoking. The findings could inform developing interventions in order to maximise the contribution of e-cigarettes to achieving an equitable smoke-free Aotearoa, and to minimise any potential adverse impacts. MDPI 2020-09-11 2020-09 /pmc/articles/PMC7559110/ /pubmed/32932952 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17186629 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Edwards, Richard Stanley, James Waa, Andrew M. White, Maddie Kaai, Susan C. Ouimet, Janine Quah, Anne C.K. Fong, Geoffrey T. Patterns of Use of Vaping Products among Smokers: Findings from the 2016–2018 International Tobacco Control (ITC) New Zealand Surveys |
title | Patterns of Use of Vaping Products among Smokers: Findings from the 2016–2018 International Tobacco Control (ITC) New Zealand Surveys |
title_full | Patterns of Use of Vaping Products among Smokers: Findings from the 2016–2018 International Tobacco Control (ITC) New Zealand Surveys |
title_fullStr | Patterns of Use of Vaping Products among Smokers: Findings from the 2016–2018 International Tobacco Control (ITC) New Zealand Surveys |
title_full_unstemmed | Patterns of Use of Vaping Products among Smokers: Findings from the 2016–2018 International Tobacco Control (ITC) New Zealand Surveys |
title_short | Patterns of Use of Vaping Products among Smokers: Findings from the 2016–2018 International Tobacco Control (ITC) New Zealand Surveys |
title_sort | patterns of use of vaping products among smokers: findings from the 2016–2018 international tobacco control (itc) new zealand surveys |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7559110/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32932952 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17186629 |
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