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Comparison of E-Cigarette Use among Menthol and Non-Menthol Smokers: Findings from a Community Based Sample
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- International Society on Hypertension in Blacks, 2018.
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Abstract
- Objective: E-cigarette use is increasing among adult cigarette smokers. With the availability and variety of appealing charac­teristics, including menthol flavor, e-ciga­rette use patterns may differ among menthol and non-menthol cigarette smokers. This study compared e-cigarette knowledge and use between current menthol and non-menthol smokers aged ≥18 years.Design: Current adult cigarette smokers (N=223; M=42.1 years; SD=12.2; 68% menthol smokers) recruited in South Florida completed an interviewer-administered sur­vey via telephone during June to November 2014.Main Outcome Measures: E-cigarette use (ever-use, past 30-day use, past 30-day flavored e-cigarette use, and past 30-day mentholated e-cigarette use), consideration of e-cigarette use for quitting/reduction of cigarettes, and knowledge assessments. Bivariate and multivariate analyses tested associations with menthol smoking.Results: Menthol smokers were more likely to be African American or Hispanic (PConclusions: Our findings suggest that, compared with current non-menthol smokers, current menthol smokers are more likely to consider using e-cigarettes to help quit/reduce smoking, and are more likely to use menthol flavored e-cigarettes. Further research is needed to better ex­amine low e-cigarette knowledge among menthol smokers, which may represent an important intervention target.Ethn Dis. 2018;28(3):153-160; doi:10.18865/ ed.28.3.153.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Multivariate analysis
Epidemiology
030209 endocrinology & metabolism
Cigarette use
Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems
White People
Cigarette Smoking
03 medical and health sciences
chemistry.chemical_compound
0302 clinical medicine
Surveys and Questionnaires
Medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Original Report: Cancer-Related Behaviors, Attitudes, Knowledge and Perceptions
Lower income
Menthol Flavor
Community based
African american
Smokers
business.industry
Outcome measures
General Medicine
Hispanic or Latino
Middle Aged
Black or African American
Menthol
chemistry
Florida
Female
Smoking Cessation
business
Demography
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....6c6f0cb409dd2c8576aaf18186f84663