Titre : | Prevalence, lived experiences and user profiles in e-cigarette use: A mixed methods study among French college students (2024) |
Auteurs : | S. KINOUANI ; H. DA CRUZ ; E. LANGLOIS ; C. TZOURIO |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | PLOS ONE (Vol.19, n°2, February 2024) |
Article en page(s) : | art. e0297156 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus géographique FRANCEThésaurus mots-clés E-CIGARETTE ; PREVALENCE ; MILIEU ETUDIANT ; JEUNE ADULTE ; PROFIL SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIQUE ; ETUDE TRANSVERSALE ; ETUDE QUALITATIVE ; FUMEUR ; MOTIVATION ; ANCIEN FUMEUR |
Résumé : |
Background: Little is known about e-cigarette use in French students. Our aims were to estimate the prevalence of e-cigarette experimentation and current e-cigarette use; describe the reasons for using e-cigarettes; explore the vaping experience and identify the profiles of e-cigarette users.
Methods: We used a sequential, explanatory mixed methods design in a sample of French college students. Quantitative data was collected online for a cross-sectional analysis among 1698 students. Two separate analysis based on the thematic analysis and the Grounded Theory were also performed in 20 semi-structured interviews, focusing former and current smokers also current vapers. Results: The prevalence of e-cigarette experimentation was 39.3% (95% CI: 35.2-44.0) and 5.1% (95% CI: 3.2-8.0) of students were current e-cigarette users. Experimentation was opportunistic while current usage was rational, requiring to acquire a personal electronic device, getting used to its technicality, appreciating its availability, discretion, and learning the practice. In this context, three distinct groups of e-cigarette users were identified, based on assumed identity, tobacco and e-cigarette use, the functions assigned to e-cigarettes, and intentions with regards to vaping in the future. Conclusion: Despite some limitations mainly related to the participants self-selection, this research showed that while many smokers and former smokers have tried e-cigarettes in this student population, few have continued to use them continuously. Moreover, these current e-cigarette users were a heterogeneous group. Longitudinal studies are needed in young adult smokers for a better understanding of how their tobacco and e-cigarette use affect each other and change over time. |
Domaine : | Tabac / Tobacco / e-cigarette |
Refs biblio. : | 39 |
Affiliation : |
University of Bordeaux, Inserm, Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, Team HEALTHY, UMR 1219, Bordeaux, France Department of General Practice, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France |
Lien : | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0297156 |
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