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Electronic cigarette awareness and use among students at the Federal University of Mato Grosso, Brazil.
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- Global prevalence of E-cigarette use among students: Systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- Electronic Smoking Devices Among University Students: Usage Patterns and Chemical Composition of Inhaled Substances.Analytical science advances · 2026Article
- Use of electronic cigarettes among physicians, residents, and medical students in a referral hospital in the state of Amazonas, Brazil: a cross-sectional study.Respiratory research & clinical practice · 2026Observational
- Prevalence of adolescent risk behaviors at 11 and 15 years of age: data from the 2004 Pelotas birth cohort.Revista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999) · 2023Article
- Global youth vaping and respiratory health: epidemiology, interventions, and policies.NPJ primary care respiratory medicine · 2022Review
- Electronic cigarettes - the new playbook and revamping of the tobacco industry.Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e TisilogiaArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo analyze the prevalence of electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) awareness and experimentation among university students, as well as the characteristics associated with that awareness.
methodsThis was a cross-sectional study, conducted in 2015, in which 489 university students at the Federal University of Mato Grosso (Cuiabá campus), Brazil, were interviewed with the use of a specific questionnaire. We estimated the prevalence of e-cigarette awareness and use, as well as analyzing the major characteristics associated with that awareness and use.
resultsThe prevalence of e-cigarette awareness was 37%, and the rate of e-cigarette experimentation was 2.7%. Awareness of e-cigarettes was found to be associated with marital status, work status, the level of parental education, and the presence or absence of smokers in the family.
conclusionsA high proportion of university students were aware of e-cigarettes. Although the prevalence of those who had experimented with e-cigarettes was low, there is concern that there could be an increase in the use of these types of device. There is a need for measures targeting university students, in order to build awareness of and prevent e-cigarette use.
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