ArticleERJ open research2018
Electronic cigarette marketing and smoking behaviour in adolescence: a cross-sectional study.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Impact of Smoking and Vaping in Films on Smoking and Vaping Uptake in Adolescents: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2022Pooled it
- Comparative effects of cigarette smoking, e-cigarette use, and dual use on pulmonary function, exercise capacity, and quality of life in young adults: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Social Media Exposure and Other Correlates of Increased e-Cigarette Use Among Adolescents During Remote Schooling: Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2024Article
- Impact of e-cigarette retail displays on attitudes to smoking and vaping in children: an online experimental study.Tobacco control · 2023Review
- Physical activity, screen time, and sleep: do German children and adolescents meet the movement guidelines?European journal of pediatrics · 2022Article
- Effects of Social Media on Adolescents' Willingness and Intention to Use E-Cigarettes: An Experimental Investigation.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2021Article
- Youth self-reported exposure to and perceptions of vaping advertisements: Findings from the 2017 International Tobacco Control Youth Tobacco and Vaping Survey.Preventive medicine · 2019Article
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the association between exposure to electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) advertisements and use of e-cigarettes, combustible cigarettes and hookahs. A cross-sectional survey of 6902 German students (mean age 13.1 years, 51.3% male) recruited in six German states was performed. Exposure to e-cigarette advertisements was measured with self-rated contact frequency to three advertising images. Multilevel mixed-effect logistic regression models were used to assess associations between exposure to e-cigarette advertisement and use of e-cigarettes, combustible cigarettes and hookahs (ever and past 30 days). Overall, 38.8% of the students were exposed to e-cigarette advertisements; ever-use of e-cigarettes was 21.7%, of combustible cigarettes was 21.8% and of hookahs was 23.2%, and poly-use of all three products was 12.4%. Exposure to e-cigarette advertisements was positively related to ever and past 30-day use of e-cigarettes, combustible cigarettes, hookahs and combined use. We concluded that a considerable number of German teenagers are exposed to e-cigarette advertisement. There was a clear exposure-behaviour link, indicating that advertising contact was associated with different kinds of "vaping" and also smoking behaviour. Although causal interpretation is not possible due to the cross-sectional design, findings raise concerns about the current tobacco control policies.
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