加拿大的电子烟使用的地理分布和社区相关性
Adam M Lippert1, Daniel J Corsi2,3,4
1Department of Sociology, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, USA. Adam.Lippert@ucdenver.edu.
概括
电子尼古丁输送系统 (ENDS) 的使用在加拿大的地理位置不同,大西洋省份和特定的城市/郊区的流行率更高. 社区因素与电子烟使用率相关,为有针对性的预防策略提供信息.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 行为科学 行为科学
背景情况:
- 电子尼古丁输送系统 (ENDS) 的普及和可访问性迅速增加.
- 了解ENDS使用的地理分布对于有效的公共卫生干预至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 编制一份关于加拿大的吸烟和电子烟行为的综合性次省级数据集.
- 通过分析ENDS使用流行率和相关社区特征,为目标监测和预防工作提供信息.
主要方法:
- 结合了十二个国家级调查数据集.
- 用于准确加权估计吸烟和ENDS使用流行率的多层模型,在人口普查部门层面使用.
- 使用人口普查部门进行了空间显式相关分析,以检查与vaping相关的社区特征.
主要成果:
- 加拿大过去一个月使用ENDS的年龄和性别调整后的患病率为4%.
- 在新不伦瑞克 (5.6%),爱德华王子岛 (4.8%),新斯科舍 (4.7%) 和纽芬兰和拉布拉多 (4.5%) 观察到更高的患病率.
- 安大略省和北克的郊区和郊外社区特别高地使用ENDS,空间分析显示与经济构成的相关性.
结论:
- 副省级数据突出显示,在加拿大各地的ENDS使用中存在显著的地理差异.
- 通过考虑与高使用率相关的社区特征,可以加强本地监测和预防.
- 对ENDS广告和销售的区域法规进行比较可能有助于减轻高流行率地区的使用.
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