Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
Faculty of Pharmacy, Jadara University, Irbid, Jordan.
PLoS One. 2021 Dec 31;16(12):e0262090. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262090. eCollection 2021.
The use of e-cigarettes has been increasing in popularity among people, especially young adults. Assessing young individuals' perceptions of e-cigarettes can help to identify factors that may influence their decision to use e-cigarettes. To examine prevalence, perceptions, and knowledge of e-cigarettes among university students in Jordan, an observational cross-sectional study using an online self-administered questionnaire was conducted among students from public and private universities between October 2020 and January 2021. A total of 1259 university students completed the questionnaire. Approximately, 11% of participants reported e-cigarettes use. Among users, 26.5% used it for the purpose of smoking cessation, while 22% of them used it out of curiosity, and 20.5% used it as they believed it is less harmful than other tobacco products. Multivariate analysis showed that conventional cigarette smokers were independently associated with a better knowledge about e-cigarettes (OR = 1.496, 95CI% = 1.018-2.197, p-value = 0.040). In addition, medical students showed a significantly better knowledge compared to non-medical students (OR = 1.710, 95CI% = 1.326-2.204, p-value = <0.001). In Jordan, e-cigarettes use is less popular compared to other countries. Nonetheless, educational interventions are needed to correct misconceptions about e-cigarettes among young adults.
电子烟在人群中越来越受欢迎，尤其是在年轻人中。评估年轻人对电子烟的看法可以帮助确定可能影响他们使用电子烟决定的因素。为了调查约旦大学生对电子烟的流行程度、看法和认知，我们于 2020 年 10 月至 2021 年 1 月期间在公立和私立大学的学生中进行了一项基于在线自我管理问卷的观察性横断面研究。共有 1259 名大学生完成了问卷。大约 11%的参与者报告使用过电子烟。在使用者中，26.5%的人使用电子烟是为了戒烟，22%的人出于好奇使用电子烟，20.5%的人认为电子烟比其他烟草产品危害小而使用电子烟。多变量分析显示，传统香烟吸烟者对电子烟的了解程度更高（OR = 1.496，95%CI% = 1.018-2.197，p 值=0.040）。此外，与非医学专业学生相比，医学生对电子烟的了解程度明显更好（OR = 1.710，95%CI% = 1.326-2.204，p 值<0.001）。在约旦，电子烟的使用不像其他国家那样流行。尽管如此，仍需要开展教育干预措施，以纠正年轻人对电子烟的误解。
