Determinants of electronic cigarette use among Finnish adults: Results from a population-based survey

Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

OttoRuokolainen¹ 

关键词: e-cigarette;    electronic cigarette;    endgame;    health policy;    nicotine;    smoking;    snus;    tobacco control;    tobacco products;   

DOI  :  10.1177/1455072517736618

学科分类：生物化学/生物物理

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Background:Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use is rising in the Western world, but studies from the Nordic countries are lacking. Many countries are implementing policy changes, brought about for example by the 2014 European Tobacco Products Directive, and monitoring e-cigarette use is considered important. The aim of this article is to account for the prevalence of e-cigarette use among the Finnish adult population and to examine correlates of ever use and current use of e-cigarettes prior to some changes in the Finnish regulatory scheme.Methods:A population-based survey was conducted in 2014. A representative random sample (N = 7000) of Finnish people aged 15–69 years was drawn from the Finnish Population Information System. Data were collected by self-administered anonymous online/postal questionnaire. The response rate was 50% (n = 3485). A multinomial logistic regression model was used to estimate the association between e-cigarette use and different explanatory variables.Results:Of all participan...

【 授权许可】

CC BY