Title |
E-cigarette use among Serbian adults: prevalence and user characteristics
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Published in |
International Journal of Public Health, January 2016
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DOI | 10.1007/s00038-016-0787-y |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Biljana Kilibarda, Viktor Mravcik, Marcus Sebastian Martens |
Abstract |
The objective was to report the prevalence and characteristics of electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) users in order to inform an appropriate response to this emerging challenge in tobacco control. Data were drawn from a cross-sectional survey conducted in 2014 that used computer-assisted interviewing in a representative sample of 5385 Serbian adults age 18-64 years. Lifetime e-cigarette use and current use was reported by 9.6 and 2 % of adults, respectively. Younger adults had a higher prevalence of both lifetime and current use. Females were more likely to be current e-cigarette users than males. The majority of ever and current e-cigarette users were current or past cigarette smokers, but lifetime use was reported by non-smokers as well. Electronic cigarettes are popular in Serbia; one in ten adults had tried them at least once. Because females and young adults were more likely to use e-cigarettes, a targeted response in these specific groups is needed. A standardised methodology for monitoring e-cigarette use should be established and surveys exploring motives for and attitudes towards e-cigarettes use should be conducted. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Finland | 1 | 11% |
United States | 1 | 11% |
United Kingdom | 1 | 11% |
Unknown | 6 | 67% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 5 | 56% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 22% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 11% |
Scientists | 1 | 11% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Unknown | 58 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Master | 8 | 14% |
Student > Bachelor | 7 | 12% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 10% |
Other | 5 | 9% |
Unspecified | 4 | 7% |
Other | 15 | 26% |
Unknown | 13 | 22% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Medicine and Dentistry | 14 | 24% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 16% |
Psychology | 6 | 10% |
Environmental Science | 5 | 9% |
Unspecified | 4 | 7% |
Other | 6 | 10% |
Unknown | 14 | 24% |