Electronic cigarette use and consumption patterns in medical university students
Bibliographic Data
Background: A major public health hazard is youth e-cigarette use. Although new, e-cigarette health hazards are becoming well-known in the literature. E-cigarette sale restrictions and laws differ globally. In this cross-sectional study, we studied medical university students' tobacco and e-cigarette use and characteristics in a country where sales and import of e-cigarettes are banned. The primary objective is to determine the prevalence of electronic cigarette use and understand consumption patterns among medical faculty students in this setting. Materials and methods: The questionnaire was sent using a web-based student information system. Sociodemographic features, tobacco and e-cigarette use, consumption patterns, and e-cigarette risk perceptions were covered in 54 questions. Results: The study comprised 1,054 students (48.7% male) aged 21.5 ± 2.6 years who completed the questionnaire. 37.7%, 20.9% and 23.6% have smoked cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or water pipes. Current cigarette smokers were 17.0%, e-cigarette users 4.0%, and water pipe smokers 4.5%. E-cigarette users were 52.3% dual smokers. The most common symptoms reported by e-cigarette users were cough (58.4%) and dyspnea (54.2%). Multivariable models showed that the male sex, greater monthly income, and a current smoker friend were independent risk factors for e-cigarette ever use, while the male sex, paternal current smoking, and close friends' current smoking status were risk factors for dual use among medical trainees. Many medical students who used electronic cigarettes underestimated nicotine's health hazards and harmful chemicals in e-cigarettes. Despite e-cigarette sales being prohibited in our country, 56.4% and 25.4% of e-cigarette users provided e-cigarettes from tobacco shops and through online sales, respectively. Conclusion: Medical university students use tobacco most often by smoking cigarettes. Despite medical university students being aware of the health hazards of e-cigarettes, the current use of electronic cigarettes is 4.0%. Male sex, greater monthly income, and having current smoker friends are independent risk factors for e-cigarette use, while paternal smoking is a risk factor for dual use among medical trainees. Although in the country, sales of e-cigarettes are banned, ever-use rates for e-cigarettes were remarkably high at 20.9%, and the ease of accessing e-cigarettes was striking
Cigarette smoking · Cross-sectional study · Electronic cigarette · Environmental health · Family medicine · Nicotine · Psychiatry · Public health · Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure · Medicine · Nursing · Pediatric health and respiratory diseases · Smoking Behavior and Cessation · Internal Medicine
Navigating regulatory challenges
Analysis of physicians’ statements on electronic cigarettes in YouTube videos in Türkiye
Traditional and Electronic Cigarette Usage Patterns, Dependence, and Perceptions Among Ajman University Students
Educational impact of an animated video on medical students’ knowledge and counselling confidence regarding e-cigarette health risks in Thailand
E-cigarette Dependence and the Appetite–BMI Nexus
Comparison of Nicotine and Toxicant Exposure in Users of Electronic Cigarettes and Combustible Cigarettes
Association Between Initial Use of e-Cigarettes and Subsequent Cigarette Smoking Among Adolescents and Young Adults
E-Cigarettes
Association of Electronic Cigarette Use With Initiation of Combustible Tobacco Product Smoking in Early Adolescence
Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019
The Prevalence of Cigarette and E-cigarette Smoking Among Students in Central and Eastern Europe—Results of the Yupess Study
Cigarette, waterpipe and e-cigarette use among an international sample of medical students. Cross-sectional multicenter study in Germany and Hungary
Distribution, quantification and toxicity of cinnamaldehyde in electronic cigarette refill fluids and aerosols
| Citations per year | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |