在格鲁吉亚特比利斯的医学大学学生中,电子烟的意识,感知和使用情况
Lasha Dvali1, Yuxian Cui2, Lia Gumbaridze1
1International School of Public Health, Tbilisi State Medical University, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Journal of substance use
|September 24, 2025
概括
格鲁吉亚是一个低收入和中等收入国家 (LMIC) 的年轻人显示使用电子烟的比例很高,受好奇心和感知较低风险的影响. 需要有针对性的干预措施来应对LMICs中的这些趋势.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 控制烟草的控制方式
- 行为科学 行为科学
背景情况:
- 电子烟行业的目标是低收入和中等收入国家 (LMICs) 和年轻人.
- 这些人口统计数据的交叉点上的人口可能特别容易受到电子烟的营销和使用的影响.
- 格鲁吉亚是一个LMIC国家,吸烟率很高,为研究年轻成年人使用电子烟提供了一个相关的背景.
研究的目的:
- 评估格鲁吉亚大学生对电子烟的看法,使用和使用意图.
- 为了确定与过去一个月的电子烟使用和未来使用意图相关的因素.
- 为目标公共卫生和教育战略提供信息.
主要方法:
- 在格鲁吉亚特比利斯的225名大学生 (2023) 进行的横截面调查数据.
- 多变量回归分析检查了社会人口统计学,烟草使用和电子烟的看法.
- 结果包括过去一个月的电子烟使用和明年的使用意图.
主要成果:
- 过去一个月的电子烟使用率为23.3%,朋友/家人是主要的暴露来源.
- 启动原因包括好奇心 (49.6%),同行影响 (28.5%) 和感知较低的风险 (2.4%).
- 上个月使用电子烟与吸烟相关,更高的意识和有利的看法;与过去使用和较低的公共卫生问题相关的意图.
结论:
- 乔治亚州的年轻人显著使用电子烟,这是由社会和感知风险因素驱动的.
- 调查结果强调了在格鲁吉亚和类似的LMIC环境中需要量身定制的监管和教育干预措施.
- 解决LMIC中年轻成年人使用电子烟的问题需要具体的背景策略.
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