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Conference Paper: Electronic cigarette awareness and use among Chinese adults in Hong Kong
Title | Electronic cigarette awareness and use among Chinese adults in Hong Kong |
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Issue Date | 2016 |
Publisher | The Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco. |
Citation | The 22nd Annual Meeting of The Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco (SRNT 2016), Chicago, IL., 2-5 March 2016. In Meeting Abstracts, 2016, p. 47 How to Cite? |
Abstract | INTRODUCTION: Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) have gained popularity rapidly worldwide. We examined the awareness and ever use of e-cigarettes, and reasons for e-cigarette use in a probability sample of adults in Hong Kong. METHODS: Cross-sectional data were collected in 2014 from Chinese adults aged 15-65 in Hong Kong (819 never smokers, 800 former cigarette smokers, 800 current cigarette smokers) via computer-assisted telephone interviews (response rate: 73.8%). Analysis was limited to a subset of 809 respondents (i.e., 357 never smokers, 269 former cigarette smokers, 183 current cigarette smokers) who were randomly selected to answer questions on e-cigarettes. Chi-square tests compared e-cigarette awareness and ever use by gender, age, education, and cigarette smoking status. Multivariable logistic regression examined the association between e-cigarette awareness and covariates. RESULTS: 75.4% of adults had heard of e-cigarettes, and 2.3% reported having used e-cigarettes. Greater awareness was associated with male gender and higher education. Ever use of e-cigarettes was more common among males (p=.03), younger adults (p=.002), and current cigarette smokers (p<.001). Common reasons for using e-cigarettes were curiosity (47.4%), the stylish product design (25.8%) and quitting smoking (13.6%). CONCLUSIONS: Awareness of e-cigarettes was widespread in Hong Kong. Despite the low rate of e-cigarette ever use, its relation with younger age and cigarette smoking is of concern. E-cigarette use should be monitored routinely. Interventions should target young adults and cigarette smokers, and address the marketing messages especially about the effect of e-cigarettes on smoking cessation. Funding: Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health Corresponding Author: Nan Jiang, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, nanjiang@ hku.hk |
Description | Podium Presentation 2: Global Epidemiology of E-cigarettes: abstract & oral presentation no. PA6-5 |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/223979 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Jiang, N | - |
dc.contributor.author | Chen, J | - |
dc.contributor.author | Wang, MP | - |
dc.contributor.author | McGhee, S | - |
dc.contributor.author | Kwong, A | - |
dc.contributor.author | Lai, V | - |
dc.contributor.author | Lam, TH | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-03-18T02:33:14Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2016-03-18T02:33:14Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | The 22nd Annual Meeting of The Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco (SRNT 2016), Chicago, IL., 2-5 March 2016. In Meeting Abstracts, 2016, p. 47 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/223979 | - |
dc.description | Podium Presentation 2: Global Epidemiology of E-cigarettes: abstract & oral presentation no. PA6-5 | - |
dc.description.abstract | INTRODUCTION: Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) have gained popularity rapidly worldwide. We examined the awareness and ever use of e-cigarettes, and reasons for e-cigarette use in a probability sample of adults in Hong Kong. METHODS: Cross-sectional data were collected in 2014 from Chinese adults aged 15-65 in Hong Kong (819 never smokers, 800 former cigarette smokers, 800 current cigarette smokers) via computer-assisted telephone interviews (response rate: 73.8%). Analysis was limited to a subset of 809 respondents (i.e., 357 never smokers, 269 former cigarette smokers, 183 current cigarette smokers) who were randomly selected to answer questions on e-cigarettes. Chi-square tests compared e-cigarette awareness and ever use by gender, age, education, and cigarette smoking status. Multivariable logistic regression examined the association between e-cigarette awareness and covariates. RESULTS: 75.4% of adults had heard of e-cigarettes, and 2.3% reported having used e-cigarettes. Greater awareness was associated with male gender and higher education. Ever use of e-cigarettes was more common among males (p=.03), younger adults (p=.002), and current cigarette smokers (p<.001). Common reasons for using e-cigarettes were curiosity (47.4%), the stylish product design (25.8%) and quitting smoking (13.6%). CONCLUSIONS: Awareness of e-cigarettes was widespread in Hong Kong. Despite the low rate of e-cigarette ever use, its relation with younger age and cigarette smoking is of concern. E-cigarette use should be monitored routinely. Interventions should target young adults and cigarette smokers, and address the marketing messages especially about the effect of e-cigarettes on smoking cessation. Funding: Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health Corresponding Author: Nan Jiang, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, nanjiang@ hku.hk | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | The Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco. | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Annual Meeting of The Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco, SRNT 2016 | - |
dc.title | Electronic cigarette awareness and use among Chinese adults in Hong Kong | - |
dc.type | Conference_Paper | - |
dc.identifier.email | Jiang, N: nanjiang@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Chen, J: pianogal@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Wang, MP: mpwang@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | McGhee, S: smmcghee@hkucc.hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Lam, TH: hrmrlth@hkucc.hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Jiang, N=rp01867 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Wang, MP=rp01863 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | McGhee, S=rp00393 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Lam, TH=rp00326 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 257318 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 47 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 47 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United States | - |