Electronic cigarette use in Greece: an analysis of a representative population sample in Attica prefecture

Autor:	Konstantinos E. Farsalinos, Georgios Siakas, Konstantinos Poulas, Vassilis Voudris, Kyriakoula Merakou, Anastasia Barbouni
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2018
Předmět:	Electronic cigarettes Smoking/harm reduction Nicotine Greece Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
Zdroj:	Harm Reduction Journal, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2018)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1477-7517
DOI:	10.1186/s12954-018-0229-7
Popis:	Abstract Background The purpose was to assess prevalence and correlates of electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use in Greece in 2017. Methods A cross-sectional survey of a representative sample of 4058 adults living in Attica prefecture (35% of the Greek adult population) was performed in May 2017 through telephone interviews. Prevalence and frequency of e-cigarette use were assessed according to the smoking status, and logistic regression analysis was performed to identify correlates of use. Results Current smoking was reported by 32.6% of participants. Ever e-cigarette use was reported by 54.1% (51.4–56.8%) of current smokers, 24.1% (21.7–26.5%) of former smokers and 6.5% (5.3–7.7%) of never smokers. Past experimentation was the most prevalent pattern of e-cigarette use among ever users (P
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