ArticleKorean journal of family medicine2018
Association between Possibility of Purchasing Cigarettes and E-cigarette Experience among Korean Adolescent Smokers.
Article in Korean journal of family medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Vaping-An Emerging Threat to Youngsters of Pakistan.Addiction biology · 2025Article
- Underage E-Cigarette Purchasing and Vaping Progression Among Young Adults.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2023Article
- The Impact of Heated Tobacco Products on Smoking Cessation, Tobacco Use, and Tobacco Sales in South Korea.Korean journal of family medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundTo aim of this study was to examine the association between perceived possibility of purchasing cigarettes and e-cigarette experience among adolescents who currently smoke cigarettes.
methodsData were derived from the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-Based Survey; a total of 29,169 current smokers participated. The dependent variable was e-cigarette experience in the previous month. Analyses included χ2 test and survey logistic regression.
resultsA perceived easy possibility of purchasing cigarettes increased the odds of e-cigarette experience (odds ratio, 1.19; 95% confidence interval, 1.07-1.33) compared to when it was perceived as impossible. An easy possibility of purchasing cigarettes increased the odds of e-cigarettes experience among males aged 12-15 or 17 years compared to when it was impossible to purchase cigarettes.
conclusionA perceived easy possibility of purchasing cigarettes was more likely to increase e-cigarette experience among adolescents. Laws restricting adolescents' access to e-cigarettes must be strengthened.
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