The Frequency of Use and Harm Perception of Heated Tobacco Products (HTPs): The 2019 Cross-Sectional Survey among Medical Students from Poland

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Joshua Allan Lawson¹  Aleksandra Gil²  Jan Eugeniusz Zejda²  Piotr Nakiela²  Grzegorz Marek Brożek²  Paulina Majek²  Bartłomiej Nowak²  Maksymilian Macherski²  Maciej Nowak²  Barbara Lewicka²  Mateusz Jankowski³ 

[1] Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, SK S7N 2Z4, Canada;Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, 40-752 Katowice, Poland;School of Public Health, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, 01-826 Warsaw, Poland;

关键词: heated tobacco products;    heating tobacco;    smoking;    tobacco;    students;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph18073381

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Heated tobacco products (HTPs) are devices for generating a nicotine aerosol by heating the tobacco sticks. This study aimed to assess (1) the prevalence of HTP and tobacco cigarette usage among medical students, (2) to characterize smoking habits and (3) to assess students’ awareness and opinions about HTPs. A cross-sectional survey on the frequency and attitudes toward cigarettes, e-cigarettes and HTP use was performed between 2019–2020 at the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice (Poland). The data were obtained from 1344 students aged 21.8 ± 1.9 years (response rate: 66.9%). Current traditional tobacco use was 13.2%, e-cigarettes use 3.5%, and HTP use 2.8% of students. Duration of use was shorter among HTPs users comparing to cigarette smokers (p < 0.001) although the number of tobacco sticks used daily was similar (p = 0.1). Almost 30% of respondents have ever tried HTPs. HTPs were considered safe by 5.3% of respondents (43.2% of HTP users vs. 3.9% of non-HTP users, p < 0.001). HTP users were more likely to report that heating tobacco is not addictive (odds ratio (OR) = 8.9, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.8–45.8) and disagreed with a public ban on HTP use (OR = 4.9, 95%CI: 2.5–9.8). Among students, HTP use was less popular than cigarette smoking, but awareness of their presence is widespread.

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