Knowledge and attitudes of adolescents to e-cigarettes: an international prospective study
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Phillip Shilco
, Taylor Golshan
, Antony Morgan
, Liliia Nehuliaieva
Abstract
Purpose
The aim of the study was to assess the familiarity of adolescents with e-cigarettes. We performed a survey to investigate the frequency of their contact with e-cigarettes, beliefs about this sort of smoking (vaping), and their real knowledge of its effects.
Methods
The survey was carried out among 1600 high school students in the USA, Israel, Ukraine and Australia. The questionnaire comprised three parts, each with five questions. The first part was designed to assess the frequency of contact with the phenomenon. The second part assessed misconceptions and opinions concerning vaping. The third part questioned the participants’ real knowledge of the subject.
Results
Out of a maximum score of 5, the average score of 4.25 for Part 1 indicated that the participants had frequent contact with e-cigarettes. The score of 3.65 for Part 2 showed that adolescents have both right and wrong beliefs on the subject. Part 3 was completed by 1224 participants (76.5%) while 376 (23.5%) reported a lack of any specific knowledge about vaping. The average score of 3.33 demonstrated that adolescents who completed Part 3 of the survey have incomplete knowledge about e-cigarettes. For the whole cohort of 1600 participants, the average score was 2.80. No significant sex differences were detected. The Ukranian participants had poor knowledge about the dangers of vaping in comparison with the participants in the USA and Australia (p = 0.03).
Conclusion
While the contact of adolescents with e-cigarettes users is extensive, their actual knowledge remains inadequate. Various school-based smoking risk campaigns face a necessity for further adjustments and improvements.
Acknowledgments
The authors sincerely thank Mordechai Cohen, Rachelle Sevitt, Orit Rome, Leor Sinai and Geoffrey P. Jacobs in Israel, Erika Margovsky in Australia, and USA-based Alex Lasky, Damon Scoville and Pauline Kim for assistance.
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