Giovenco Daniel P, Casseus Myriam, Duncan Dustin T, Coups Elliot J, Lewis M Jane, Delnevo Cristine D
Center for Tobacco Studies, Department of Health Education and Behavioral Science, Rutgers School of Public Health, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Center for Tobacco Studies, Department of Health Education and Behavioral Science, Rutgers School of Public Health, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
J Adolesc Health. 2016 Dec;59(6):627-634. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2016.08.007. Epub 2016 Oct 6.
Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are now the most popular tobacco product among youth. Little is known about the relationship between exposure to e-cigarette marketing at the point-of-sale and youth e-cigarette use.
Research staff collected data on e-cigarette availability and promotion in tobacco retailers within a half-mile of 41 schools participating in the 2014 New Jersey Youth Tobacco Survey. These data were linked with participant responses from the New Jersey Youth Tobacco Survey (n = 3,909) and log-Poisson regression models estimated adjusted prevalence ratios for ever and past-month e-cigarette use.
Nearly a quarter of high school students in New Jersey have tried e-cigarettes (24.1%) and 12.1% were past-month users. Prevalence was highest among males, non-Hispanic whites, and students who have used other tobacco products. After controlling for covariates and the clustered nature of the data, e-cigarette retailer density around schools was positively associated with ever and past-month use of e-cigarettes (p < .05). E-cigarette advertising volume significantly increased the probability of being a past-month e-cigarette user (adjusted prevalence ratio: 1.03, p = .031).
This study suggests that the point-of-sale environment around schools may contribute to e-cigarette use among youth. Policy efforts to restrict tobacco promotion at the point-of-sale may play a role in reducing the use of e-cigarettes.
电子烟目前是青少年中最受欢迎的烟草产品。关于在销售点接触电子烟营销与青少年使用电子烟之间的关系，人们了解甚少。
研究人员收集了参与2014年新泽西州青少年烟草调查的41所学校半英里范围内烟草零售商中电子烟的供应情况和促销数据。这些数据与新泽西州青少年烟草调查（n = 3909）的参与者回答相关联，并使用对数泊松回归模型估计曾经使用和过去一个月使用电子烟的调整患病率比。
新泽西州近四分之一的高中生尝试过电子烟（24.1%），12.1%是过去一个月的使用者。患病率在男性、非西班牙裔白人以及使用过其他烟草产品的学生中最高。在控制协变量和数据的聚类性质后，学校周围电子烟零售商的密度与曾经使用和过去一个月使用电子烟呈正相关（p < 0.05）。电子烟广告量显著增加了过去一个月成为电子烟使用者的概率（调整患病率比：1.03，p = 0.031）。
这项研究表明，学校周围的销售点环境可能促使青少年使用电子烟。在销售点限制烟草促销的政策措施可能在减少电子烟使用方面发挥作用。
