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Association between Possibility of Purchasing Cigarettes and E-cigarette Experience among Korean Adolescent Smokers
- Source :
- Korean Journal of Family Medicine
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Background To aim of this study was to examine the association between perceived possibility of purchasing cigarettes and e-cigarette experience among adolescents who currently smoke cigarettes. METHODS Data were derived from the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-Based Survey; a total of 29,169 current smokers participated. The dependent variable was e-cigarette experience in the previous month. Analyses included χ2 test and survey logistic regression. RESULTS A perceived easy possibility of purchasing cigarettes increased the odds of e-cigarette experience (odds ratio, 1.19; 95% confidence interval, 1.07-1.33) compared to when it was perceived as impossible. An easy possibility of purchasing cigarettes increased the odds of e-cigarettes experience among males aged 12-15 or 17 years compared to when it was impossible to purchase cigarettes. CONCLUSION A perceived easy possibility of purchasing cigarettes was more likely to increase e-cigarette experience among adolescents. Laws restricting adolescents' access to e-cigarettes must be strengthened.
- Subjects :
- 030505 public health
Adolescent
business.industry
Smoking
Risk behavior
Odds ratio
Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems
Logistic regression
Confidence interval
Purchasing
Odds
Cigarette Purchase
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Medicine
Original Article
030212 general & internal medicine
0305 other medical science
Family Practice
business
Association (psychology)
Demography
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 20056443
- Volume :
- 39
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Korean journal of family medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....28ad719cc32e959a7ae11bb7998ba131