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Electronic cigarettes use and perception amongst medical students: a cross sectional survey from Sindh, Pakistan.
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- Prevalence and determinants of e-cigarette use in South Asia: a systematic review.BMJ global health · 2025Pooled it
- Global prevalence of E-cigarette use among students: Systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
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- E-cigarette usage and mental health among undergraduate medical and health sciences students.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Status of tobacco and electronic nicotine delivery systems use among health science students in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review.Canadian journal of respiratory therapy : CJRT = Revue canadienne de la therapie respiratoire : RCTR · 2025Review
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- The FRESHAIR4Life study: Global implementation research on non-communicable disease prevention targeting adolescents' exposure to tobacco and air pollution in disadvantaged populations.NPJ primary care respiratory medicine · 2024Review
- Tobacco Use Status of Medical Faculty Students and Evaluation of Affecting Factors.Thoracic research and practice · 2024Article
- Adult perceptions of cigarettes and e-cigarettes: A Pakistan focus group study.Preventive medicine reports · 2024Article
- Factors associated with cessation of smoking in health professionals: a scoping review.Global health action · 2023Article
- Vaping, an emerging public health concern in South Asia: a short communication.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2023Article
- Cigarettes smoking and e-cigarettes using among university students: a cross-section survey in Guangzhou, China, 2021.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Understanding the role of e-cigarette use in smoking cessation based on the stages of change model.PloS one · 2022Article
- Will personality traits affect the use of e-cigar among college students? A cross-sectional study in Guangdong Province, China.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Prevalence, Risk Factors, Harm Perception, and Attitudes Toward E-cigarette Use Among University Students in Qatar: A Cross-Sectional Study.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- A survey exploring knowledge and beliefs about electronic cigarettes between health care providers and the general population in Egypt.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe manufacturers of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are actively marketing their product through electronic and social media. Undergraduate medical students are expected to have better knowledge and awareness as they directly interact with patients in their training, The purpose of this study is therefore, to determine knowledge, use and perception regarding e-cigarettes among medical students from Sindh, Pakistan.
resultsA cross-sectional study was conducted between 1st July and 30th September 2016 at five different medical colleges situated in the second largest province of Sindh, Pakistan. The data was collected through a structured, self-administered questionnaire. Of the 500 students, the mean age was 21.5 ± 1.7 years and 58% were females. Over (65.6%) students were aware of e-cigarettes, 31 (6.2%) reported having used e-cigarettes, of whom 6 (1.2%) self-reported daily use. Users of conventional tobacco products were significantly more likely to have heard of e-cigarettes (87.6% vs 51.6%, p < 0.001) and having used them (13.9% vs 1.3%, p < 0.001). On multivariable logistic regression analysis we found a strong association of e-cigarette use with consumption of conventional cigarettes [OR: 10.6, 95% CI 3.6-30.8, p < 0.001], use of smokeless tobacco products [OR: 7.9, 95% CI 2.7-23.4, p < 0.001] however a weak association was observed for Shisha use [OR: 3.05, 95% CI 0.9-9.6, p = 0.05].
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