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KMID : 1100920180390040225
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Korean Journal of Family Medicine
2018 Volume.39 No. 4 p.225 ~ p.232
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Association between Possibility of Purchasing Cigarettes and E-cigarette Experience among Korean Adolescent Smokers
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Kim Jae-Hyun
Noh Jin-Won
Kim Sun-Jung
Kwon Jeoung-A
Choi Young
Yoo Ki-Bong
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Abstract
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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.
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KEYWORD
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Adolescent, Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems, Cigarette Purchase, Smoking
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