Reasons for cigarette and tobacco product use, dual use, and poly use among university students
Introduction Tobacco use remains a significant public health issue worldwide, causing over 7 million deaths annually. Polytobacco use has become a common phenomenon. This study aims to analyze reasons for cigarette and tobacco product use, dual use and poly use among university students by sex, in C...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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European Publishing
2024-11-01
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| Series: | Tobacco Induced Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://www.tobaccoinduceddiseases.org/Reasons-for-cigarette-and-tobacco-product-use-dual-use-and-poly-use-among-university,195379,0,2.html |
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| Summary: | Introduction
Tobacco use remains a significant public health issue worldwide,
causing over 7 million deaths annually. Polytobacco use has become a common
phenomenon. This study aims to analyze reasons for cigarette and tobacco product
use, dual use and poly use among university students by sex, in China and Cyprus,
selected owing to their still high consumption rates.
Methods
An online survey was conducted among 589 university students (55%
women) with a mean age of 24.2 years from Guangzhou, China, and the Republic
of Cyprus. Participants reported their use of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and waterpipes,
as well as their reasons for using these products. Statistical analyses included chisquared
tests, and effect sizes were computed using the phi (φ) coefficient.
Results
The Chinese participants gave as reasons for using cigarettes: ‘because of
the taste’, ‘because it looks cool’, ‘to get high’ and ‘because friends and family
use them’. These were less frequently given by the Cypriots who opted more for
‘to relax and relieve tension’. Compared to the Cypriot participants, the more
frequent reasons given for consuming e-cigarettes and waterpipes among Chinese
students were: ‘due to boredom’, ‘because it looks cool’, ‘to get high’, ‘because I
am hooked’, ‘because friends or family members use them’, ‘because they are less
harmful than regular cigarettes’ and ‘because friends of family members allow
their use more’. Dual or poly users felt more addicted than those who practiced
single use. Among e-cigarette users, dual users and poly users valued the taste
of the product more than single users. In general, men found more reasons for
tobacco use than women did.
Conclusions
This study shows substantial differences in the motivation for using
these products according to the product type, number of tobacco/nicotine
products used, country, and sex. Understanding the reasons for tobacco use can
inform targeted interventions aimed at reducing tobacco consumption among
young adults. |
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| ISSN: | 1617-9625 |