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ArticleJournal of community health2021

Electronic Cigarettes Prevalence and Awareness Among Jordanian Individuals.

Hasan Ibrahim Al-Balas, Mahmoud Al-Balas, Hamzeh Al-Balas, Sumaya Almehaiza, Haneen Bany Melhem, Bayan Al-Balas

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Article in Journal of community health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hasan Ibrahim Al-BalasFaculty of Medicine, Yarmouk University, P.O Box 566, Irbid, 21163, Jordan. hasanalbalas@yahoo.com.ORCID 0000-0002-1631-2477
Mahmoud Al-BalasDepartment of General and Special Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.
Hamzeh Al-BalasDepartment of General and Special Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.
Sumaya AlmehaizaJordan Ministry of Health, Amman, Jordan.
Haneen Bany MelhemJordan Ministry of Health, Amman, Jordan.
Bayan Al-BalasJordan Ministry of Health, Amman, Jordan.
Hashemite University · JOMinistry of Health · JO

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The general awareness regarding E-smoking is varying from country to other depending on multivariable factors. We try to investigate the prevalence of E-Cigarette Awareness, Perceived Harmfulness, Prevalence, and Associations with Smoking-Cessation Outcomes among different age groups and different sex in Jordanian individuals. The study element shaped by data gathered from various questionnaire surveys. The questionnaire was of our own design the method of data collection was through online surveys Different applications were used to distributing the questionnaire including; Whatsapp, Facebook, Instagram, other social applications. The study included 1536 participants. The prevalence of E-smoking is 18% among Jordanian individuals where it is 24.9% in males and 3.5% in females. 47.3% of participants believe that E-smoking has less harmful effects than traditional cigarette smoking while 46.7% believe that E-smoking has the same risk of cigarette smoking. 56% of participants believe the E-smoking can lead to addiction. E-smoking is considered an emerging modality of smoking with limited data regarding its long term impact regarding its addictive behavior and toxic effect. Awareness program regarding E-smoking is mandatory especially for the nontraditional smoker and young people.

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Electronic Nicotine Delivery SystemsSmoking CessationAdolescentFemaleHumansMalePrevalenceSmokersSmokingAddictionE-smokingSmoking-cessation

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