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. 2021 Jan 28:22:e3.
doi: 10.1017/S1463423621000062.

Perception of adults toward electronic cigarettes: a cross-sectional study from Jordan

Muna Barakat  1 , Areej M Assaf  2 , Raja'a Al-Qudah  1 , Samar Thiab  1 , Manar Alhamed  1 , Hala J Al-Obaidi  3 , Feras J Jirjees  4 , Iman Basheti  1
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Perception of adults toward electronic cigarettes: a cross-sectional study from Jordan

Muna Barakat et al. Prim Health Care Res Dev. .

Abstract

Introduction: The rate of Jordanian tobacco smokers has been reported to be one of the highest rates in the world. The electronic cigarette (E-cig) has become an option, or an alternative, to tobacco cigarette smoking. This study was aimed to measure the perception of Jordanian adults toward E-cig use.

Methods: A cross-sectional study design was used. A self-administered survey was developed and validated to solicit anonymous responses from the study participants. A convenience sample (n = 984) was recruited electronically through social media platforms. Descriptive statistics and correlation analyses were completed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS).

Results: More than half of the participants (53%) were females, and almost all participants had heard about E-cig (99.2%), mainly from their friends (40%) and social media (34.5%). About half of the participants were nonsmokers and around one-third of them (33.1%) were current E-cig users. The majority of the participating E-cig users had replaced tobacco with E-cig (56.4%)/All the E-cig users reported positive beliefs toward the E-cig as a safer alternative for tobacco smoking. About 45% of participants believed that the E-cig is helpful in tobacco smoking cessation, but should be highly regulated.

Conclusion: This study illustrated a significant prevalence of E-cig usage among Jordanian adults. E-cig users perceived E-cig as a safer and cheaper alternative to tobacco smoking and that it helps in tobacco smoking cessation. However, health awareness campaigns are needed for the entire Jordanian community about E-cig use, related emerging health findings, and how to promote tobacco smoking cessation.

Keywords: E-cig; E-cigarettes; Jordan; beliefs; knowledge; smoking.

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Variable source of information about the E-cigarette as reported by the study participants (n = 984).
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Level of knowledge as reported by the study participants about the E-cigarette (n = 984).
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