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Adolescent Risk Behaviors and Use of Electronic Vapor Products and Cigarettes
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2 2017
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Source: Pediatrics. 139(2)
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Alternative Title:Pediatrics
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Description:BACKGROUND:
Adolescent use of tobacco in any form is unsafe; yet, use of electronic cigarettes and other electronic vapor products (EVPs) has increased in recent years among this age group. We assessed the prevalence and frequency of cigarette smoking and EVP use among high school students, and associations between health-risk behaviors and both cigarette smoking and EVP use.
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We used 2015 national Youth Risk Behavior Survey data (N=15,624) to classify students into four mutually exclusive categories of smoking and EVP use — non-use, cigarette smoking only, EVP use only, and dual use — based on past 30-day use. Prevalence of cigarette smoking and EVP use were assessed overall and by student demographics and frequency of use. Prevalence ratios were calculated to identify associations with health risk-behaviors.
RESULTS:
In 2015, 73.5% of high school students did not smoke cigarettes or use EVPs, 3.2% smoked cigarettes only, 15.8% used EVPs only, and 7.5% were dual users. Frequency of cigarette smoking and EVP use was greater among dual users than cigarette only smokers and EVP only users. Cigarette only smokers, EVP only users, and dual users were more likely than non-users to engage in several injury and violence and substance use behaviors, have ≥4 lifetime sexual partners, be currently sexually active, and drink soda ≥3 times/day. Only dual users were more likely than non-users to not use a condom at last sexual intercourse.
CONCLUSIONS:
EVP use, alone and concurrent with cigarette smoking, is associated with health-risk behaviors among high school students.
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Pubmed ID:28115539
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC10962496
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Volume:139
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Issue:2
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