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Index de Enfermería
versión On-line ISSN 1699-5988versión impresa ISSN 1132-1296
Resumen
GARCIA CASTRILLO, Goretti y GRUPO DE EVALUACION DE LOS DETERMINANTES DE LA SALUD Y POLITICAS SANITARIAS* et al. Knowledge, use and perception of electronic cigarettes in health sciences students. Index Enferm [online]. 2019, vol.28, n.4, pp.179-183. Epub 14-Sep-2020. ISSN 1699-5988.
Objective:
to describe knowledge of electronic cigarettes, use and their perceived harmfulness in health science students.
Methods:
a cross-sectional study was conducted to 380 medical and nursing students at the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (Barcelona, Spain). A self-administered questionnaire was used, which included variables concerning sociodemographic factors and tobacco consumption. Prevalence and odd ratio were calculated. Differences between groups were analyzed for perceived harmfulness.
Results:
awareness of electronic cigarettes was 97.9%. The prevalence of ever use was 29.2%. There were statistically significant differences according to tobacco consumption (higher in current smokers) and health science degree (higher in nursing students). 15.5% of never-smoker students had ever use electronic cigarettes and 62.5% of them with nicotine charges. The main reason for trying them was curiosity (70.1%).
Conclusions:
the results second the concern of electronic cigarettes as possible gateway to nicotine products among young never-smoker population.
Palabras clave : Electronic Cigarette; Tobacco; Attitudes; Health Science Students; Prevalence.