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E-Cigarette Awareness, Use, and Harm Perception among Adults: A Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.
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- Association between prolonged dual use of cigarettes and E-cigarettes and psychosocial factors among U.S. Smokers: Secondary data analysis from the 2013 to 2019 PATH study.Hygiene and environmental health advances · 2024Article
- To use or not to use electronic cigarettes? Reasons for use, stopping use and their behavioural sequelae among Mexicans who smoke.Tobacco control · 2024Article
- Understanding the Cardiovascular Fallout of E-cigarettes: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature.Cureus · 2024Review
- Association between health-related social media use and E-cigarette use among current cigarette users: the roles of anti-tobacco messages and harm perception.BMC public health · 2024Article
- E-cigarette use among Ecuadorian adults: A national cross-sectional study on use rates, perceptions, and associated factors.Tobacco induced diseases · 2024Article
- E-Cigarette Use among Male Smokers in Al-Ahsa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- An Assessment of Student Pharmacists' Knowledge of Electronic Cigarettes or Vapes-A Cross Sectional Study at One College of Pharmacy.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Patterns of combustible and electronic cigarette use during pregnancy and associated pregnancy outcomes.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- US Nicotine Vaping ProductInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- The time pattern of selenomethionine administration in preventing free radicals due to exposure to electric cigarette smoke.Journal of public health research · 2021Article
- Perceptions of e-cigarettes among smokers and non-smokers in households with children in rural China: A cross-sectional study.Tobacco induced diseases · 2021Article
- Predictors of electronic cigarette use among Swedish teenagers: a population-based cohort study.BMJ open · 2020Article
- Harm Perceptions of the JUUL E-Cigarette in a Sample of Ever Users.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Perceived relative harm of heated tobacco products (IQOS), e-cigarettes, and cigarettes among adults in Canada: Findings from the ITC Project.Tobacco induced diseases · 2020Article
- Dual Versus Never Use of E-Cigarettes Among American Indians Who Smoke.American journal of preventive medicine · 2019Article
- Patterns of e-cigarette use, biochemically verified smoking status and self-reported changes in health status of a random sample of vapeshops customers in Greece.Internal and emergency medicine · 2019Article
- Knowledge and Beliefs of E-Cigarettes Among Physicians in Poland.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2019Article
- Tobacco-use patterns and self-reported oral health outcomes: A cross-sectional assessment of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health study, 2013-2014.Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) · 2019Article
- Associations between e-cigarette and combustible cigarette use among U.S. cancer survivors: implications for research and practice.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of this study is to systematically review the published literature on the awareness, previous and current use, and harm perceptions of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) among adults.
methodsA search of the most current literature using the PubMed and Scopus database to identify articles published since 2003 yielded a total of 28 relevant articles.
resultsThe pooled prevalence of awareness, previous use, current use of e-cigarettes and perceived healthier of e-cigarettes than regular cigarettes (healthier perception) among adults were 61.2% (95% confidence interval (CI): 51.5-70.8%), 16.8% (95% CI: 14.0-19.6%), 11.1% (95% CI: 9.2-13.1%), and 52.6% (95% CI: 42.5-62.6%), respectively, using a random effects model. The subgroup analysis showed that pooled estimates were highest in the group of current smokers of regular cigarettes, except that the highest pooled rate of current use was seen in the group of former smokers of regular cigarettes (the corresponding rates were 71.9% (95% CI: 57.5-86.3%), 27.2% (95% CI: 18.8-35.6%), 16.8% (95% CI: 7.2-26.3%), and 63.1% (95% CI: 52.1-74.1%)), and the lowest pooled rates were in the group of non-smokers, except for the rate of healthier perception in the users of e-cigarettes (and the corresponding rates were 46.8% (95% CI: 26.8-66.8%), 2.5% (95% CI: 1.1-5.6%), 1.2% (95% CI: 0.4-2.1%), and 37.9% (95% CI: -0.5-76.3%)). The cumulative meta-analysis found that awareness increased over time, while the prevalence of previous use, current use, and healthier perception first experienced an increase followed by a decrease and remained stable thereafter.
conclusionsE-cigarette awareness has been increasing, and e-cigarette use and perceived health risks are nearly invariable between 2009 and 2014. Given the substantial heterogeneity in the prevalence rate estimates, there is a need for more accurate and comparable prevalence estimates for e-cigarettes across the world.
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