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Prevalence, Knowledge, and Attitudes among Health Professions Students toward the Use of Electronic Cigarettes
- Source :
- Healthcare, Vol 10, Iss 12, p 2420 (2022)
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2022.
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Abstract
- Healthcare professionals are standing against the widespread use of e-cigarettes among the population, especially young adults. E-cigarettes are generally introduced, especially via social media platforms, as a safer alternative to conventional cigarette smoking. The aim of this study was to measure the prevalence of e-cigarette use among healthcare professions students at the University of Jordan, as well as to explore their knowledge and attitudes toward the use of e-cigarettes. An anonymous Google-Form®-based cross-sectional questionnaire was presented to potential participants at the University of Jordan. Students’ responses were analyzed using SPSS® 23.0 software. A total of 679 online surveys were completed. About 37.4% of students reported using e-cigarettes at least once in their lifetime and about 20% of students were current e-cigarette users. The multivariate analysis showed that the factors associated with E-cigarette smoking are being male, having mothers, siblings, or friends using e-cigarettes, having easy access to e-cigarettes, and having social media as the main source of knowledge regarding e-cigarettes. The relatively high acceptance level and use of e-cigarettes among health professions students should be an alarming sign to decision-makers to give more attention to legislation that controls tobacco products including e-cigarette selling and advertising.
- Subjects :
- electronic cigarettes
smoking
nicotine
prevalence
attitude
knowledge
Medicine
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22279032
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Healthcare
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.be67c7a530f84413894f16f2aa8f0104
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10122420