Electronic cigarettes in Canada: Prevalence of use and perceptions among youth and young adults
Electronic cigarettes in Canada: Prevalence of use and perceptions among youth and young adults
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DOI：
10.17269/cjph.105.4119
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发表时间：
2014-03-01
影响因子：
4.3
通讯作者：
White, Christine M.
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作者：
Czoli, Christine D.;Hammond, David;White, Christine M.
目的：本研究的目的是探讨加拿大青年和年轻人使用电子烟的流行和看法。方法：2012年，从加拿大人的在线小组中招募了1，188名16-30岁的青年和年轻人。在观看电子烟的图像后，受访者回答了关于他们使用和对电子烟的看法的问题。结果：近一半的受访者（43.4%）看到过电子烟广告或销售。共有16.1%的人报告尝试过电子烟（5.2%的非吸烟者，18.9%的前吸烟者和34.5%的当前吸烟者），5.7%的人报告在过去30天内使用过电子烟（0.8%的非吸烟者，1.4%的前吸烟者和15.0%的当前吸烟者）。与不吸烟者相比，前吸烟者和当前吸烟者更有可能尝试电子烟（OR=4.25和OR=9.84），当前吸烟者比前吸烟者更有可能尝试电子烟（OR=2.32）。目前的吸烟者也比以前的吸烟者（OR=15.15）和非吸烟者（OR=4.43）更有可能成为电子烟的当前用户。吸烟者有兴趣尝试电子烟来帮助他们戒烟（80.4%），作为香烟的长期替代品（77.8%），或者在他们不能吸烟的地方使用（80.9%）。近五分之一（16.1%）的参与者报告尝试过电子烟，有证据表明非吸烟者使用电子烟。
OBJECTIVES: The goal of this study was to examine the prevalence and perceptions of electronic cigarette use among Canadian youth and young adults.METHODS: A sample of 1,188 youth and young adults age 16-30 years were recruited from an online panel of Canadians in 2012. After viewing an image of an e-cigarette, respondents answered questions regarding their use and perceptions of e-cigarettes.RESULTS: Close to half of respondents (43.4%) had seen e-cigarettes advertised or for sale. A total of 16.1% reported trying an e-cigarette (5.2% non-smokers, 18.9% former smokers, and 34.5% current smokers), and 5.7% reported use in the past 30 days (0.8% non-smokers, 1.4% former smokers, and 15.0% current smokers). Compared to non-smokers, former smokers and current smokers were more likely to have tried e-cigarettes (OR=4.25 and OR=9.84, respectively), and current smokers were more likely to have tried e-cigarettes than former smokers (OR=2.32). Current smokers were also more likely to be current users of e-cigarettes than both former smokers (OR=15.15) and non-smokers (OR=4.43). Smokers were interested in trying e-cigarettes to help them quit smoking (80.4%), as a long-term replacement for cigarettes (77.8%), or to use in places where they cannot smoke (80.9%).CONCLUSIONS: Awareness of e-cigarettes among surveyed youth and young adults is quite high. Almost one fifth (16.1%) of participants reported trying e-cigarettes, with evidence of use among non-smokers.