TY - JOUR
T1 - Awareness, use and perceptions about E-cigarettes among adult smokers in Karachi, Pakistan
AU - Sarfraz, Maryam
AU - Khan, Hamza Abdur Rahim
AU - Urooba, Amna
AU - Manan, Zainab
AU - Irfan, Omar
AU - Nadeem, Ramlah
AU - Baqir, Huma
AU - Farooq, Saad
AU - Khan, Zarrar
AU - Khan, Javaid Ahmed
AU - Saleem, Sarah
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, Pakistan Medical Association. All rights reserved.
PY - 2018/1
Y1 - 2018/1
N2 - Objective: To estimate the prevalence of awareness, current use and intention to use of e-cigarettes among adult smokers. Methods: This cross-sectional survey was carried out at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, from July to August 2016, and comprised people aged above 18 years who had smoked more than 100 cigarettes in their lifetime. Convenience sampling method was used. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. SPSS 22 was used for data analysis. Results: Of the 387 participants, 359(92.8%) were male. The overall mean age was 32.4±12.6 years. Moreover, 215(55.5%) respondents belonged to the middle socio-economic class. Besides, 249(64.3%) respondents were aware of e-cigarettes while 39(10.1%) used them, and 81(20.9%) wanted to use them. Socio-economic status was the best predictor for awareness about e-cigarettes (p<0.001), while gender (p=0.001), occupation (p<0.001) and current smoking status (p=0.009) were significantly associated with the use of e-cigarettes. E-cigarettes were perceived as less harmful than tobacco cigarettes by 175(45.3%) respondents, helpful in quitting smoking by 138(35.6%), associated with chronic diseases by 158(40.9%), addictive 142(36.7%), and not safe during pregnancy by 197(50.8%) participants. Conclusion: The percentage of e-cigarette usage was low despite the higher than expected awareness among the subjects.
AB - Objective: To estimate the prevalence of awareness, current use and intention to use of e-cigarettes among adult smokers. Methods: This cross-sectional survey was carried out at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, from July to August 2016, and comprised people aged above 18 years who had smoked more than 100 cigarettes in their lifetime. Convenience sampling method was used. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. SPSS 22 was used for data analysis. Results: Of the 387 participants, 359(92.8%) were male. The overall mean age was 32.4±12.6 years. Moreover, 215(55.5%) respondents belonged to the middle socio-economic class. Besides, 249(64.3%) respondents were aware of e-cigarettes while 39(10.1%) used them, and 81(20.9%) wanted to use them. Socio-economic status was the best predictor for awareness about e-cigarettes (p<0.001), while gender (p=0.001), occupation (p<0.001) and current smoking status (p=0.009) were significantly associated with the use of e-cigarettes. E-cigarettes were perceived as less harmful than tobacco cigarettes by 175(45.3%) respondents, helpful in quitting smoking by 138(35.6%), associated with chronic diseases by 158(40.9%), addictive 142(36.7%), and not safe during pregnancy by 197(50.8%) participants. Conclusion: The percentage of e-cigarette usage was low despite the higher than expected awareness among the subjects.
KW - Awareness
KW - Electronic cigarettes
KW - Pakistan
KW - Perception
KW - Smoking
KW - Usage
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M3 - Article
C2 - 29371741
AN - SCOPUS:85037720863
SN - 0030-9982
VL - 68
SP - 147
EP - 153
JO - Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
JF - Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
IS - 1
ER -