RT journal article
T1 Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviours of Adolescents and Young Adult Population on the Use of E-Cigarettes or Personal Vaporizer
A1 Sánchez Sánchez, Eduardo
A1 García Ferrer, Lucía
A1 Sánchez Sánchez, Eduardo
A1 García Ferrer, Lucía
A1 Ramírez-Vargas, Guillermo
A1 Díaz Jiménez,  Jara
A1 Rosety Rodríguez, Manuel
A1 Díaz Ordóñez, Antonio Jesús
A1 Ordóñez Muñoz, Francisco Javier
A1 Rosety Rodríguez, Miguel Ángel
A1 Rosety Rodríguez, Ignacio
A1 Poza Méndez, Miriam
A2 Anatomía y Embriología Humana
K1 adolescent
K1 adult
K1 dangerous behaviour
K1 e-cigarette vapor
K1 personal vaporizer
K1 vape
K1 vaping
AB The use of electronic cigarettes (e-cig) or personal vaporizers (PV) has increased in recent years, especially among adolescents and adults, increasing risk factors for their health or being a starting point for other risk behaviours. The aim of our study is to learn the knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of the adolescent and young adult population on the use of e-cigarettes or PVs. A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out among 375 subjects. The use of e-cigs or PVs was measured using a self-administered questionnaire. Overall, 13.33% of the respondents used e-cigarettes or PVs. A correlation could be established between vape use and age, with 14-18-year-olds being the highest users (25.9%). Additionally, 90.13% of the respondents answered that e-cig or PV use was harmful to health. Other behaviours, such as consumption of energy drinks (ED), increases the probability of vaping by 3.08 times (CI = 1.55-6.29; p = 0.001). Subjects aged 23-26 years and 27-34 years are less likely to vape than subjects aged 14-18 years (OR = 0.31: CI = 0.09-0.96; p = 0.044; OR = 0.07: CI = 0.00-0.63; p = 0.037). The same applies to subjects with secondary education (OR = 0.17: CI = 0.04-0.66; p = 0.011) and postgraduate education (OR = 0.07: CI = 0.06-1.19; p = 0.043), than subjects with primary education. The use of e-cigs and PVs starts at an early age, despite the known harmful effects of e-cigs and PVs. Their use may occur mainly in recreational situations and in association with other substances such as ED.
PB MDPI
SN 2227-9032
YR 2023
FD 2023-01-29
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/30555
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/30555
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 08-nov-2026