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Adolescents and Young Adults' Perceptions of Electronic Cigarettes as a Gateway to Smoking: A Qualitative Study in Switzerland

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العنوان: Adolescents and Young Adults' Perceptions of Electronic Cigarettes as a Gateway to Smoking: A Qualitative Study in Switzerland
اللغة: English
المؤلفون: Akre, Christina, Suris, Joan-Carles
المصدر: Health Education Research. Oct 2017 32(5):448-454.
الاتاحة: Oxford University Press. Great Clarendon Street, Oxford OX2 6DP, UK. Tel: +44-1865-353907; Fax: +44-1865-353485; e-mail: jnls.cust.serv@oxfordjournals.org; Web site: http://her.oxfordjournals.org/
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 7
تاريخ النشر: 2017
نوع الوثيقة: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Adolescents, Young Adults, Adolescent Attitudes, Smoking, Qualitative Research, Foreign Countries, Public Health, Risk, Youth, Health Promotion, Predictor Variables, Student Behavior
مصطلحات جغرافية: Switzerland
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyx054
تدمد: 0268-1153
مستخلص: Electronic cigarettes (ECs) acting as a gateway to smoking traditional cigarettes (TCs) is a growing public health concern of EC use among youths. To gather the opinions and perceptions of adolescents and young adults (AYAs) on whether and how EC can act as a gateway to smoking TC among youths. A qualitative method included 42 AYAs. Participants identified a significant risk of EC acting as a gateway to TC use, several factors contributing to this phenomenon such as a facilitated transition to smoking or its perception as a harmless toy. Participants considered an even greater gateway threat regarding very young adolescents. A minority did not identify the gateway risk and some believed that it was nicotine-dependent. This potential gateway effect brought forth several recommendations: health professionals should screen adolescents (even very young ones) for EC use and inform consumers of the potential gateway effect; this possible effect should be acknowledged to end the harmless perception many might have; there is an urge for better preventive and regulatory policies directed at protecting adolescents and children who never smoked and support those who have quit.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2017
رقم الانضمام: EJ1156164
قاعدة البيانات: ERIC
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تدمد:0268-1153
DOI:10.1093/her/cyx054