Factors Associated with E-Cigarette Quit Intention Among Adolescents in the United States

Background: Given increasing use of e-cigarettes among adolescents in the United States and its potential for nicotine addiction, encouraging adolescents to quit using these products has become a public health priority. This study examined factors at various socio-ecological levels associated with e...

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Published in:Substance use & misuse 2022-12, Vol.57 (14), p.2074-2084
Main Authors: Ahuja, Nikhil A., Kedia, Satish K., Jiang, Yu, Ward, Kenneth D., Pichon, Latrice C., Dillon, Patrick J., Yu, Xinhua, Xie, Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictions
Adolescents
cessation
Change agents
Cigarettes
E-cigarette
Electronic cigarettes
Guardians
Health education
Health services
Health warnings
Medical personnel
Nicotine
Parents & parenting
PATH Data
Public health
quit intention
Smoking
Stages of change
Teenagers
Tobacco
Warnings
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Summary:Background: Given increasing use of e-cigarettes among adolescents in the United States and its potential for nicotine addiction, encouraging adolescents to quit using these products has become a public health priority. This study examined factors at various socio-ecological levels associated with e-cigarette quit intention (pre-contemplation, contemplation, or preparation) using the Stages of Change of the Trans-theoretical Model among the U.S. adolescents. Methods: We used cross-sectional data from the past 30-day adolescent exclusive e-cigarette users participating in Wave 4 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health study (n = 349). Weighted adjusted multinomial logistic regression models were used to analyze the data. Results: Compared to pre-contemplators and contemplators, preparators were more likely to believe that nicotine in e-cigarettes was "very/extremely harmful" (vs. "not at all harmful") to health (p 
ISSN:1082-6084
1532-2491
DOI:10.1080/10826084.2022.2130000