AlMuhaissen Suha, Mohammad Haneen, Dabobash Afnan, Nada Marya Q, Suleiman Zahra M
Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Pharmacy, University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan.
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan.
Healthcare (Basel). 2022 Nov 30;10(12):2420. doi: 10.3390/healthcare10122420.
Healthcare professionals are standing against the widespread use of e-cigarettes among the population, especially young adults. E-cigarettes are generally introduced, especially via social media platforms, as a safer alternative to conventional cigarette smoking. The aim of this study was to measure the prevalence of e-cigarette use among healthcare professions students at the University of Jordan, as well as to explore their knowledge and attitudes toward the use of e-cigarettes. An anonymous Google-Form-based cross-sectional questionnaire was presented to potential participants at the University of Jordan. Students' responses were analyzed using SPSS 23.0 software. A total of 679 online surveys were completed. About 37.4% of students reported using e-cigarettes at least once in their lifetime and about 20% of students were current e-cigarette users. The multivariate analysis showed that the factors associated with E-cigarette smoking are being male, having mothers, siblings, or friends using e-cigarettes, having easy access to e-cigarettes, and having social media as the main source of knowledge regarding e-cigarettes. The relatively high acceptance level and use of e-cigarettes among health professions students should be an alarming sign to decision-makers to give more attention to legislation that controls tobacco products including e-cigarette selling and advertising.
医疗保健专业人员反对在人群中广泛使用电子烟，尤其是在年轻人当中。电子烟通常被宣传为传统吸烟的一种更安全的替代品，特别是通过社交媒体平台进行推广。本研究的目的是测量约旦大学医疗保健专业学生中电子烟的使用 prevalence，以及探讨他们对使用电子烟的了解和态度。向约旦大学的潜在参与者发放了一份基于谷歌表单的匿名横断面问卷。使用SPSS 23.0软件对学生的回答进行分析。共完成了679份在线调查。约37.4%的学生报告称一生中至少使用过一次电子烟，约20%的学生是当前电子烟使用者。多变量分析表明，与吸电子烟相关的因素包括男性、母亲、兄弟姐妹或朋友使用电子烟、容易获得电子烟，以及将社交媒体作为关于电子烟的主要知识来源。医疗保健专业学生中对电子烟的相对较高接受度和使用率应成为决策者的一个警示信号，促使他们更加关注控制烟草产品（包括电子烟销售和广告）的立法。 （注：“prevalence”此处可能是“流行率”等意思，原文表述不太准确，翻译时保留了英文）
