Valentin Nădăşan1, Kristie L Foley2, Melinda Pénzes3, Edit Paulik4, Ştefan Mihăicuţă5, Zoltán Ábrám6, Jozsef Bálint6, Robert Urbán7. 1. Department of Hygiene, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Târgu Mureş, Târgu Mureş, Romania. valentin.nadasan@umftgm.ro. 2. Social Sciences and Health Policy, Cancer Prevention and Control, Wake Forest University Medical School, NC, USA. 3. Institute of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary. 4. Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary. 5. Department of Pulmonology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timişoara, Romania. 6. Department of Hygiene, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Târgu Mureş, Târgu Mureş, Romania. 7. Institute of Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To assess socio-demographic and smoking-related correlates of e-cigarette and alternative tobacco products (ATPs) use in a multi-ethnic group of adolescents in Tîrgu Mures, Romania. METHODS: The cross-sectional study included 1835 high school students from Tirgu Mures, Romania. Socio-demographic variables and data about smoking and e-cigarettes and ATP use were collected using an online questionnaire. Chi-square tests or one-way ANOVA were applied to compare never smokers, non-current smokers, and current smokers. Multiple logistic regression was conducted to determine the correlates of e-cigarettes and ATP use. RESULTS: The most frequently tried non-cigarette nicotine and tobacco products were e-cigarette (38.5 %), cigar (31.4 %) and waterpipe (21.1 %). Ever trying and current use of cigarettes were the most important correlates of e-cigarette and ATPs use. Sex, ethnicity, sensation seeking and perceived peer smoking were correlates of several ATPs use. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study may inform the development of tailored tobacco control programs.
OBJECTIVES: To assess socio-demographic and smoking-related correlates of e-cigarette and alternative tobacco products (ATPs) use in a multi-ethnic group of adolescents in Tîrgu Mures, Romania. METHODS: The cross-sectional study included 1835 high school students from Tirgu Mures, Romania. Socio-demographic variables and data about smoking and e-cigarettes and ATP use were collected using an online questionnaire. Chi-square tests or one-way ANOVA were applied to compare never smokers, non-current smokers, and current smokers. Multiple logistic regression was conducted to determine the correlates of e-cigarettes and ATP use. RESULTS: The most frequently tried non-cigarette nicotine and tobacco products were e-cigarette (38.5 %), cigar (31.4 %) and waterpipe (21.1 %). Ever trying and current use of cigarettes were the most important correlates of e-cigarette and ATPs use. Sex, ethnicity, sensation seeking and perceived peer smoking were correlates of several ATPs use. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study may inform the development of tailored tobacco control programs.
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Adolescents; Alternative tobacco products; Correlates; Electronic cigarette; Romania
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