Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Applied Science Private University, Amman, Jordan.
Department of Biopharmaceutics and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Prim Health Care Res Dev. 2021 Jan 28;22:e3. doi: 10.1017/S1463423621000062.
The rate of Jordanian tobacco smokers has been reported to be one of the highest rates in the world. The electronic cigarette (E-cig) has become an option, or an alternative, to tobacco cigarette smoking. This study was aimed to measure the perception of Jordanian adults toward E-cig use.
A cross-sectional study design was used. A self-administered survey was developed and validated to solicit anonymous responses from the study participants. A convenience sample (n = 984) was recruited electronically through social media platforms. Descriptive statistics and correlation analyses were completed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS).
More than half of the participants (53%) were females, and almost all participants had heard about E-cig (99.2%), mainly from their friends (40%) and social media (34.5%). About half of the participants were nonsmokers and around one-third of them (33.1%) were current E-cig users. The majority of the participating E-cig users had replaced tobacco with E-cig (56.4%)/All the E-cig users reported positive beliefs toward the E-cig as a safer alternative for tobacco smoking. About 45% of participants believed that the E-cig is helpful in tobacco smoking cessation, but should be highly regulated.
This study illustrated a significant prevalence of E-cig usage among Jordanian adults. E-cig users perceived E-cig as a safer and cheaper alternative to tobacco smoking and that it helps in tobacco smoking cessation. However, health awareness campaigns are needed for the entire Jordanian community about E-cig use, related emerging health findings, and how to promote tobacco smoking cessation.
据报道，约旦的烟民比例是世界上最高的国家之一。电子烟已成为吸烟的一种选择或替代方式。本研究旨在衡量约旦成年人对电子烟使用的看法。
采用横断面研究设计。开发并验证了一份自我管理的调查问卷，以从研究参与者那里获得匿名回复。通过社交媒体平台以方便样本（n=984）进行电子招募。使用社会科学统计软件包（SPSS）完成描述性统计和相关性分析。
超过一半的参与者（53%）为女性，几乎所有参与者都听说过电子烟（99.2%），主要是从朋友（40%）和社交媒体（34.5%）听说的。大约一半的参与者是非吸烟者，其中约三分之一（33.1%）是当前电子烟使用者。大多数电子烟使用者用电子烟替代了烟草（56.4%）/所有电子烟使用者都表示相信电子烟是一种更安全的烟草替代品。约 45%的参与者认为电子烟有助于戒烟，但应受到高度监管。
本研究表明，电子烟在约旦成年人中使用非常普遍。电子烟使用者认为电子烟是一种更安全、更便宜的烟草替代品，并且有助于戒烟。然而，整个约旦社区都需要开展电子烟使用相关的健康意识宣传活动，包括电子烟相关的新兴健康发现以及如何促进戒烟。
