ArticleTobacco induced diseases2019
Sociodemographic differences in reasons for ENDS use among US youth within Wave 2 of the PATH study.
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- Short-term outcomes of Quebec's ban on flavoured vaping products on adolescent electronic cigarette use: a 2022-2024 COMPASS longitudinal analysis.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2026Article
- Tobacco Product Use Behaviors Trend among Korean Youth: Finding from the Korean Youth Health Behavior Panel Survey (Waves 1 to 6).Jugan geon-gang gwa jilbyeong · 2026Article
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- Examining the flavor descriptors of e-cigarettes, heated tobacco products, and nicotine pouches in the Philippines: Regulatory challenges and opportunities.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- An examination of the social perceptions and vaping preferences of young electronic nicotine delivery system users.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Review of Use Prevalence, Susceptibility, Advertisement Exposure, and Access to Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems among Minorities and Low-Income Populations in the United States.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Exposure to fruit-flavoring during adolescence increases nicotine consumption and promotes dose escalation.Neuropharmacology · 2021Article
- Corroborating Adolescent Tobacco Use and Sociodemographic Patterns From Multiple National Surveys.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2021Article
- E-cigarettes and health risks: more to the flavor than just the name.American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology · 2021Article
- History repeats itself: Role of characterizing flavors on nicotine use and abuse.Neuropharmacology · 2020Review
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Abstract
introductionAdolescents use electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS, or e-cigarettes) more than other tobacco products. Among adults, some data indicate that motivations for use vary by sociodemographic group. This study sought to examine how adolescents' motivations for ENDS use vary by sociodemographic characteristics, including age, gender, race/ethnicity and household income.
methodsThe current study used data from Wave 2 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study. Youth who used ENDS in the past 30 days were asked to report their motivations for product use. Rates of reporting each reason for use were compared across sociodemographic groups.
resultsAppealing flavors was the most commonly reported motivation for using ENDS, and was mentioned more often among females (89.23%) than males (74.00%). Females were also more likely than males to report using ENDS because the product feels like smoking cigarettes (AOR=1.761) and people who are important to the participant smoke them (AOR=1.895). Older teens were more likely to report using ENDS because the product does not smell bad (56.45%, 15-17 years old; 42.83%, 12-14 years old).
conclusionsMotivations for ENDS use vary by sociodemographic group. Understanding the motivations for use among sociodemographic subgroups is an initial step towards informing the development of policies and interventions with equally distributed benefits.
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