دورية أكاديمية
Adolescents and Young Adults' Perceptions of Electronic Cigarettes as a Gateway to Smoking: A Qualitative Study in Switzerland
| العنوان: | Adolescents and Young Adults' Perceptions of Electronic Cigarettes as a Gateway to Smoking: A Qualitative Study in Switzerland |
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| اللغة: | English |
| المؤلفون: | Akre, Christina, Suris, Joan-Carles |
| المصدر: | Health Education Research. Oct 2017 32(5):448-454. |
| الإتاحة: | Oxford University Press. Great Clarendon Street, Oxford OX2 6DP, UK. Tel: +44-1865-353907; Fax: +44-1865-353485; e-mail: jnls.cust.serv@oxfordjournals.org; Web site: http://her.oxfordjournals.org/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 7 |
| تاريخ النشر: | 2017 |
| نوع الوثيقة: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Adolescents, Young Adults, Adolescent Attitudes, Smoking, Qualitative Research, Foreign Countries, Public Health, Risk, Youth, Health Promotion, Predictor Variables, Student Behavior |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: | Switzerland |
| DOI: | 10.1093/her/cyx054 |
| تدمد: | 0268-1153 |
| مستخلص: | Electronic cigarettes (ECs) acting as a gateway to smoking traditional cigarettes (TCs) is a growing public health concern of EC use among youths. To gather the opinions and perceptions of adolescents and young adults (AYAs) on whether and how EC can act as a gateway to smoking TC among youths. A qualitative method included 42 AYAs. Participants identified a significant risk of EC acting as a gateway to TC use, several factors contributing to this phenomenon such as a facilitated transition to smoking or its perception as a harmless toy. Participants considered an even greater gateway threat regarding very young adolescents. A minority did not identify the gateway risk and some believed that it was nicotine-dependent. This potential gateway effect brought forth several recommendations: health professionals should screen adolescents (even very young ones) for EC use and inform consumers of the potential gateway effect; this possible effect should be acknowledged to end the harmless perception many might have; there is an urge for better preventive and regulatory policies directed at protecting adolescents and children who never smoked and support those who have quit. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2017 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | EJ1156164 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | ERIC |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 0268-1153 |
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| DOI: | 10.1093/her/cyx054 |