Dual use of electronic cigarettes and tobacco in New Zealand from a nationally representative sample.
Aust N Z J Public Health
; 43(2): 103-107, 2019 Apr.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30727031
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
There is strong interest in the use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) globally. Not much is known about the dual use of e-cigarettes and combustible tobacco cigarettes, or if there are demographic differences among dual users and e-cigarette only users. This paper reports on the demographics of dual users and e-cigarette only users in New Zealand in a nationally representative sample.METHODS:
The Health and Lifestyles Survey (HLS) is a biennial face-to-face in-house survey of New Zealand adults aged 15 years or over. The HLS was completed by 3,854 participants in 2016.RESULTS:
There is clear evidence of significant dual use in the current sample most current e-cigarette users (63.9%) were dual users. Respondents 45 years and older were twice as likely to be dual users as those aged 15 to 34 years.CONCLUSION:
The current study found evidence for substantial dual use of e-cigarettes and combustible tobacco cigarettes among adult e-cigarette users, particularly among users aged 45 years and over. Implications for public health Public health initiatives should provide clear advice that e-cigarettes should be used as a smoking cessation tool and not as a way to allow the consumption of combustible tobacco to continue.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems
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Vaping
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Tobacco Smoking
Type of study:
Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspects:
Equity_inequality
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Oceania
Language:
En
Journal:
Aust N Z J Public Health
Journal subject:
SAUDE PUBLICA
Year:
2019
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
New Zealand