“Taking up a new problem” - Context and determinants of pod-mod e-cigarette use among college students

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• Alternative Title:
  Qual Health Res
• Personal Author:
  Kava, Christine M ; Soule, Eric K ; Seegmiller, Laura ; Gold, Emily ; Snipes, William ; Westfield, Taya ; Wick, Noah ; Afifi, Rima
• Description:
  In this article, we explore the context and determinants of pod-mod e-cigarette (ECIG) use among college students aged 18-24 in the U.S. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 55 students (mean age=20 years, 56% female, 65% White) on three campuses in the Northwest, Midwest, and Southeast. We performed a thematic analysis. Students described ECIG use by peers, increased ECIG exposure and prevalence in college, and school-related stress as reasons for vaping. Pod-mod features such as convenience, design, easy concealment, and flavors made vaping more appealing. Negative aspects of vaping included addiction, cost, and possible health consequences. Most viewed vaping as a college behavior and intended to quit after graduation. Our results show that the college environment plays a major role in young adult ECIG use. These findings can inform the development of targeted interventions to prevent and control uptake of ECIGs by young adults.
• Subjects:
  Article College Students E-cigarettes Pod Mods Qualitative University Young Adults
• Source:
  Qual Health Res. 31(4):703-712
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7878307
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  R01 ES016099/ES/NIEHS NIH HHSUnited States/ ; T42 OH008416/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/ ; P42 ES007373/ES/NIEHS NIH HHSUnited States/ ; P30 CA023108/CA/NCI NIH HHSUnited States/ ; T42OH008416/ACL/ACL HHSUnited States/ ; T32 ES007069/ES/NIEHS NIH HHSUnited States/ ; UL1 TR001102/TR/NCATS NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R01 ES028800/ES/NIEHS NIH HHSUnited States/ ; P30 ES000002/ES/NIEHS NIH HHSUnited States/ ; K01 OH011648/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/ ; T32 ES014562/ES/NIEHS NIH HHSUnited States/ ; K01OH011648/ACL/ACL HHSUnited States/ ; R25 ES023635/ES/NIEHS NIH HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  31
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:5d7a1d59d80c7f7635e564243442d3c35ca5e2ee2717e3622bf61c6c0d0cdc47
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/114959/cdc_114959_DS1.pdf
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