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E-cigarette-related beliefs, behaviors, and policy support among young people in China

INTRODUCTION: China has recently introduced a range of e-cigarette control policies with a focus on addressing an increase in youth vaping. This study aimed to investigate a wide range of e-cigarette-related attitudes and behaviors in a national sample of Chinese adolescents and young adults to obta...

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Autores principales: Pettigrew, Simone, Santos, Joseph Alvin, Li, Yuan, Miller, Mia, Anderson, Craig, Raj, Thout S., Jones, Alexandra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Publishing on behalf of the International Society for the Prevention of Tobacco Induced Diseases (ISPTID) 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9869085/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36741540
http://dx.doi.org/10.18332/tid/156836
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author Pettigrew, Simone
Santos, Joseph Alvin
Li, Yuan
Miller, Mia
Anderson, Craig
Raj, Thout S.
Jones, Alexandra
author_facet Pettigrew, Simone
Santos, Joseph Alvin
Li, Yuan
Miller, Mia
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Jones, Alexandra
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description INTRODUCTION: China has recently introduced a range of e-cigarette control policies with a focus on addressing an increase in youth vaping. This study aimed to investigate a wide range of e-cigarette-related attitudes and behaviors in a national sample of Chinese adolescents and young adults to obtain insights into their exposure to, experiences with, and attitudes to e-cigarettes on the cusp of new regulations coming into force. METHODS: An online survey was administered to a sample of 1062 adolescents and young adults (aged 15–30 years) in China in November–December 2021. Quotas were applied to achieve an approximately equal gender split, representation across age sub-groups (15–17, 18–20, 21–23, 24–26, and 27–30 years), and approximately two-thirds representing low- and middle-income groups. Adjusted odds ratios (AORs) were also calculated. RESULTS: Just under half (47%) reported no knowledge of e-cigarettes and/or vaping. One in five reported ever using e-cigarettes (‘even once or twice’), 8% reported being current users, and 3% reported being daily users. Around twothirds of those who had heard of e-cigarettes/vaping had friends who vaped and had seen e-cigarette advertising. Fruit flavors were most popular, and the most frequently nominated reasons for vaping were to cut down on cigarette smoking and because a friend used them. The factors positively associated with ever use of e-cigarettes were current tobacco smoking (AOR=68.26) or previous tobacco smoking (AOR=39.15) and having friends who vape (AOR=1.76). Perceptions of addictiveness were negatively associated with ever use (AOR=0.47). Strong support was evident for most assessed e-cigarette control policies. CONCLUSIONS: The results indicate that young people in China have been able to access and use e-cigarettes, although rates of regular use are low. Generally, high levels of expressed support for a range of e-cigarette control policies among members of this age group suggest the new regulatory environment is consistent with their policy preferences.
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spelling pubmed-98690852023-02-02 E-cigarette-related beliefs, behaviors, and policy support among young people in China Pettigrew, Simone Santos, Joseph Alvin Li, Yuan Miller, Mia Anderson, Craig Raj, Thout S. Jones, Alexandra Tob Induc Dis Research Paper INTRODUCTION: China has recently introduced a range of e-cigarette control policies with a focus on addressing an increase in youth vaping. This study aimed to investigate a wide range of e-cigarette-related attitudes and behaviors in a national sample of Chinese adolescents and young adults to obtain insights into their exposure to, experiences with, and attitudes to e-cigarettes on the cusp of new regulations coming into force. METHODS: An online survey was administered to a sample of 1062 adolescents and young adults (aged 15–30 years) in China in November–December 2021. Quotas were applied to achieve an approximately equal gender split, representation across age sub-groups (15–17, 18–20, 21–23, 24–26, and 27–30 years), and approximately two-thirds representing low- and middle-income groups. Adjusted odds ratios (AORs) were also calculated. RESULTS: Just under half (47%) reported no knowledge of e-cigarettes and/or vaping. One in five reported ever using e-cigarettes (‘even once or twice’), 8% reported being current users, and 3% reported being daily users. Around twothirds of those who had heard of e-cigarettes/vaping had friends who vaped and had seen e-cigarette advertising. Fruit flavors were most popular, and the most frequently nominated reasons for vaping were to cut down on cigarette smoking and because a friend used them. The factors positively associated with ever use of e-cigarettes were current tobacco smoking (AOR=68.26) or previous tobacco smoking (AOR=39.15) and having friends who vape (AOR=1.76). Perceptions of addictiveness were negatively associated with ever use (AOR=0.47). Strong support was evident for most assessed e-cigarette control policies. CONCLUSIONS: The results indicate that young people in China have been able to access and use e-cigarettes, although rates of regular use are low. Generally, high levels of expressed support for a range of e-cigarette control policies among members of this age group suggest the new regulatory environment is consistent with their policy preferences. European Publishing on behalf of the International Society for the Prevention of Tobacco Induced Diseases (ISPTID) 2023-01-23 /pmc/articles/PMC9869085/ /pubmed/36741540 http://dx.doi.org/10.18332/tid/156836 Text en © 2023 Pettigrew S. et al. 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.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9869085/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36741540
http://dx.doi.org/10.18332/tid/156836
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