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SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023

Prevalence and Associated Factors of E-Cigarette Use among Adolescents in Southeast Asia: A Systematic Review.

Miaw Yn Jane Ling, Ahmad Farid Nazmi Abdul Halim, Dzulfitree Ahmad, Norfazilah Ahmad, Nazarudin Safian, Azmawati Mohammed Nawi

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Synthesis in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Miaw Yn Jane LingDepartment of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0003-2044-4015
Ahmad Farid Nazmi Abdul HalimDepartment of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0001-6488-2450
Dzulfitree AhmadDepartment of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-4843-4989
Norfazilah AhmadDepartment of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0003-4964-8652
Nazarudin SafianDepartment of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0001-5962-3518
Azmawati Mohammed NawiDepartment of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-0009-5244

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The use of e-cigarettes in adolescents remains a major public health concern. Like other tobacco products, e-cigarettes pose health risks to adolescents. Understanding the magnitude of this problem and identification of its associated factors will serve as a guide for development of preventive interventions. This systematic review aims to identify and discuss current epidemiological data on the prevalence and associated factors of e-cigarette use among adolescents in Southeast Asia. The reporting of this systematic review is in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) 2020 statement. We carried out a literature search through three databases (Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science) and targeted original English-language articles published between 2012 and 2021. A total of 10 studies were included in this review. The prevalence of current e-cigarette uses ranges from 3.3% to 11.8%. Several associated factors of e-cigarette use were identified, including sociodemographic factors, traumatic childhood experience, peer and parental influence, knowledge and perception, substance use, and accessibility of e-cigarettes. These factors should be addressed though multifaceted interventions which simultaneously target multiple factors. Laws, policies, programs, and interventions must be strengthened and tailored to the needs of adolescents at risk of using e-cigarettes.

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Electronic Nicotine Delivery SystemsVapingAdolescentAsia, SoutheasternHumansPrevalencePublic HealthTobacco Productsadolescente-cigaretteSoutheast Asiavapeyouth

Identifiers

PMID36900893
PMCPMC10001692

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