Electronic cigarette use and suicidal behaviors among adolescents.
J Public Health (Oxf)
; 43(2): 274-280, 2021 06 07.
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| ID: mdl-31334765
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The aim of this study was to investigate the association of the use of e-cigarettes, which are regarded as alternatives to traditional cigarettes and are easy to purchase, with suicidal behaviors in adolescents.METHODS:
Data for 5405 middle and high school students aged 13-18 years who had used e-cigarettes were extracted from the 2016 Korean Youth Risk Behavior Web-Based Survey and analyzed using multiple logistic regression.RESULTS:
Among those who used e-cigarettes for 1-30 days in the past 30 days, suicidal ideation (odds ratio [OR] = 1.58, 95% CI, 1.31-1.89), suicidal plans (OR = 2.44, 95% CI, 1.94-3.08), suicidal attempts (OR = 2.44, 95% CI, 1.85-3.22) and serious attempts (OR = 3.09, 95% CI, 1.51-6.32) were higher compared to those who did not use an e-cigarette in the past 30 days.CONCLUSIONS:
Suicidal behaviors are significantly higher among current adolescent e-cigarette smokers than adolescents who have not used an e-cigarette in the past 30 days. Therefore, comprehensive intervention is needed to protect adolescents' mental health.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Comportamento do Adolescente
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Sistemas Eletrônicos de Liberação de Nicotina
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Vaping
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Public Health (Oxf)
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article