A qualitative study of user experienceï¼ knowledge and attitude of e-cigarette use in Shanghai
Journal Title: Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine - Year 2023, Vol 35, Issue 3
Abstract
ObjectiveTo understand the experienceï¼ knowledge and attitudes of e-cigarette users in Shanghaiï¼ and to provide evidence for the development of intervention programs for e-cigarette use.MethodsThe Respondent-Driven Sampling ï¼RDSï¼ method was used to recruit 40 e-cigarette users for qualitative interviews from November 2020 to February 2021. NVivo ï¼11.0ï¼ software was used to code interview recordsï¼ and the thematic pattern and relationship analysis were conducted.ResultsIn terms of the reasons and user experience of e-cigarette useï¼ most respondents used e-cigarettes for the first time after recommendation of friendsï¼ The reasons for the current use of e-cigarettes focus on the subjective feelings generated by the use of e-cigarettes ï¼easy to useï¼ replacing traditional tobaccoï¼ and having many flavorsï¼. Compared with traditional tobacco useï¼ respondents said e-cigarettes tasted good and had no physical impact ï¼they could be used all the time without making them uncomfortableï¼. In terms of the awareness of e-cigarette use related knowledgeï¼ the respondents' opinions on whether e-cigarettes caused health risks were mostly based on their own experience of using themï¼ and they said it was difficult to identify real information online. As for whether they were interested in relevant knowledgeï¼ most respondents said they wanted to learn about the professional knowledge related to e-cigarettes. Regarding the attitude related to the use of e-cigarettesï¼ most respondents believed that e-cigarettes are addictiveï¼ e-cigarettes are not a safe alternative to traditional tobaccoï¼ and e-cigarettes couldn't help them quit smoking. Three out of ten respondents said they supported including e-cigarettes in the Regulation on Smoking Control in Public.ConclusionThere are certain characteristics of e-cigarette users' feelingsï¼ related knowledge and attitude towards e-cigarette use that should be targeted to carry out publicityï¼ education and intervention.
Authors and Affiliations
DING Yuan,XIE Chenchen,JIA Xiaoxian,SUN Yuanqiao,LE Kunlei,WANG Jian,YIN Zhuyan,CHENG Yuzhi,CHEN De,
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