Department of Epidemiology, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA.
Department of Community Health and Primary Care, College of Medicine, University of Lagos; Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Lagos, Nigeria.
Niger Postgrad Med J. 2020 Oct-Dec;27(4):384-390. doi: 10.4103/npmj.npmj_261_20.
Limited research exists describing young people's knowledge and risk perception of e-cigarettes and hookah in Nigeria. This qualitative study explored the knowledge and risk perception of e-cigarettes and hookah amongst young people in Lagos, Nigeria.
Participants (n = 20), aged 15-24 years who had used e-cigarettes or hookah at least once in the past 12 months, participated in three focus group (FG) discussions in January 2020. Each FG session consisted of 6-7 participants, was facilitated by a trained moderator and lasted approximately 60 min. Sessions were recorded, and notes were taken after informed consent. Recordings were transcribed verbatim and analysed using NVIVO 10 software.
An essential element of our findings was that the majority of the participants seemed to be more aware of hookah and used hookah compared to e-cigarettes. The participants mentioned they used these tobacco products mainly to reduce stress, for pleasure and for social acceptance. Most of the study participants reported that they were aware of some adverse health effects associated with e-cigarette or hookah use. Although some participants felt that the use of e-cigarettes or hookah could transform to cigarette smoking, many felt that e-cigarette was a harm reduction tool.
Young users of e-cigarettes and hookah continue to use these products though they are aware of some associated adverse health effects. These products are used primarily for relieving stress and for social reasons. Raising awareness of the risks associated with the use of these tobacco products may help to reduce the acceptability of these products amongst youths.
在尼日利亚，关于年轻人对电子烟和水烟的知识和风险认知的研究有限。本 qualitative 研究探讨了尼日利亚拉各斯年轻人对电子烟和水烟的知识和风险认知。
参与者（n = 20）年龄在 15-24 岁之间，在过去 12 个月内至少使用过一次电子烟或水烟，他们参加了 2020 年 1 月进行的三次焦点小组（FG）讨论。每个 FG 会议由一名经过培训的主持人主持，由 6-7 名参与者组成，持续约 60 分钟。在获得知情同意后，对会议进行录音并记录笔记。录音逐字转录并使用 NVIVO 10 软件进行分析。
我们研究结果的一个重要内容是，大多数参与者似乎更了解水烟，并比电子烟使用水烟。参与者提到他们主要使用这些烟草产品来减轻压力、享受乐趣和获得社会认可。大多数研究参与者报告说，他们意识到与电子烟或水烟使用相关的一些不良健康影响。尽管一些参与者认为电子烟或水烟的使用可能会转变为香烟吸烟，但许多人认为电子烟是一种减少伤害的工具。
尽管年轻人意识到电子烟和水烟的一些不良健康影响，但他们仍在继续使用这些产品。这些产品主要用于缓解压力和社交原因。提高对这些烟草产品使用相关风险的认识，可能有助于降低这些产品在年轻人中的可接受性。
