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[E-cigarettes: Perceived harmfulness and use for smoking cessation].
Josefine Atzendorf1, Annika Berit Aschenbrenner2, Elena Gomes de Matos2
1IFT Institut für Therapieforschung, Leopoldstraße 175, 80804, München, Deutschland. atzendorf@ift.de.
Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz
|October 5, 2018
Summary
Public perception of e-cigarette risks varies significantly by demographics. Understanding these perceptions is crucial, as risk assessment influences e-cigarette use for smoking cessation.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Behavioral Science
- Epidemiology
Background:
- Perception of e-cigarettes as less harmful than traditional tobacco products influences consumption patterns.
- Understanding public risk perception is key to public health strategies regarding novel tobacco products.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate how different population groups perceive the health risks associated with e-cigarettes.
- To determine if sociodemographic variables explain variations in e-cigarette risk assessment.
- To examine whether perceived health risks predict e-cigarette use for smoking cessation.
Main Methods:
- Utilized data from the 2015 Epidemiological Survey of Substance Abuse (ESA) with 9204 participants (aged 18-64).
- Employed telephone, online, and written questionnaires for data collection.
- Compared risk perceptions of e-cigarettes versus conventional cigarettes using descriptive statistics and logistic regressions.
Main Results:
- Lower education levels correlated with higher perceived e-cigarette harm.
- Older individuals and women perceived e-cigarettes as equally harmful as conventional cigarettes.
- Smokers viewed e-cigarettes as more or equally harmful; perceived lower harm predicted smoking cessation use.
Conclusions:
- A significant portion of the population (two-thirds) incorrectly perceives e-cigarettes' health risks relative to conventional cigarettes.
- E-cigarette risk perception is demonstrably linked to their utilization as a smoking cessation tool.
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