Association between Possibility of Purchasing Cigarettes and E-cigarette Experience among Korean Adolescent Smokers.
- Author:
Jae Hyun KIM
1
;
Jin Won NOH
;
Sun Jung KIM
;
Jeoung A KWON
;
Young CHOI
;
Ki Bong YOO
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords: Adolescent; Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems; Cigarette Purchase; Smoking
- MeSH: Adolescent*; Electronic Cigarettes*; Humans; Jurisprudence; Korea; Logistic Models; Male; Risk-Taking; Smoke; Smoking; Tobacco Products*
- From:Korean Journal of Family Medicine 2018;39(4):225-232
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: BACKGROUND: To aim of this study was to examine the association between perceived possibility of purchasing cigarettes and e-cigarette experience among adolescents who currently smoke cigarettes. METHODS: Data were derived from the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-Based Survey; a total of 29,169 current smokers participated. The dependent variable was e-cigarette experience in the previous month. Analyses included χ2 test and survey logistic regression. RESULTS: A perceived easy possibility of purchasing cigarettes increased the odds of e-cigarette experience (odds ratio, 1.19; 95% confidence interval, 1.07–1.33) compared to when it was perceived as impossible. An easy possibility of purchasing cigarettes increased the odds of e-cigarettes experience among males aged 12–15 or 17 years compared to when it was impossible to purchase cigarettes. CONCLUSION: A perceived easy possibility of purchasing cigarettes was more likely to increase e-cigarette experience among adolescents. Laws restricting adolescents' access to e-cigarettes must be strengthened.
