Vittaporn Supa, Kanthajaem Krailat, Coothongkul Arpapon, Pooseesod Kasama
Faculty of Public Health, Thammasat University, Lampang, Thailand.
Thammasat University Research Unit in Environment, Health and Epidemiology, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand.
Tob Prev Cessat. 2024 Sep 18;10. doi: 10.18332/tpc/192694. eCollection 2024.
The use of e-cigarettes is increasing worldwide, especially among young adults. Due to the health risks, this study aimed to assess undergraduate students' e-cigarette use and attitudes toward them, and evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention program to develop e-cigarette control leaders at the University in Lampang province, Thailand.
Participatory action research (PAR) was conducted among 46 undergraduate students. To assess the situations of undergraduate students' e-cigarette use and attitudes toward them, in-depth interviews were conducted with 18 of those students - nine users and nine non-users. The remaining 28 were student leaders who were given questionnaires and took part in focus groups to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention program in developing e-cigarette control leaders. Descriptive statistics and the Wilcoxon signed rank test were used to analyze quantitative data. The qualitative data were analyzed using a thematic analysis of the content. This study took place at the University in Lampang province, Thailand, in 2023.
Regarding the use of e-cigarettes on the part of undergraduate students and their attitudes about their use, the majority of users stated that e-cigarettes were accessible, appealing, and more socially acceptable than conventional cigarettes. However, most non-users cited vapor smell and health impacts as their main reason for not using e-cigarettes. The intervention program to develop leaders in e-cigarette control could significantly enhance the leaders' knowledge (p<0.001) and attitude regarding e-cigarettes (p=0.001). After their anti-e-cigarette campaign, the soft skills and managerial abilities of the leaders in e-cigarette control improved, and the knowledge and attitude regarding e-cigarettes of undergraduate students who attended the campaign also increased.
The intervention program to develop leaders in e-cigarette control resulted in positive outcomes. This program could enhance the leaders' knowledge and attitude regarding e-cigarettes. Their soft skills and managerial abilities in e-cigarette control also improved.
电子烟在全球范围内的使用正在增加，尤其是在年轻人中。鉴于健康风险，本研究旨在评估本科生对电子烟的使用情况及其态度，并评估一项干预计划在泰国南邦府某大学培养电子烟控制领导者方面的有效性。
对46名本科生开展了参与式行动研究（PAR）。为评估本科生对电子烟的使用情况及其态度，对其中18名学生进行了深入访谈——9名使用者和9名非使用者。其余28名是学生领袖，他们填写了问卷并参加了焦点小组，以评估干预计划在培养电子烟控制领导者方面的有效性。使用描述性统计和Wilcoxon符号秩检验来分析定量数据。定性数据采用内容主题分析进行分析。本研究于2023年在泰国南邦府的一所大学进行。
关于本科生对电子烟的使用情况及其态度，大多数使用者表示电子烟容易获得、有吸引力且比传统香烟在社交方面更容易被接受。然而，大多数非使用者将蒸汽气味和对健康的影响作为不使用电子烟的主要原因。培养电子烟控制领导者的干预计划可以显著提高领导者关于电子烟的知识（p<0.001）和态度（p=0.001）。在开展反电子烟活动后，电子烟控制领导者的软技能和管理能力得到了提高，参加该活动的本科生关于电子烟的知识和态度也有所增加。
培养电子烟控制领导者的干预计划产生了积极成果。该计划可以提高领导者关于电子烟的知识和态度。他们在电子烟控制方面的软技能和管理能力也得到了提升。
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