Longitudinal impact of perceived harm and addiction on e-cigarette initiation among tobacco-naive youth: Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health study (Waves 1-5).

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study investigates the effect of e-cigarette-related harm and addiction perceptions on e-cigarette initiation among US tobacco-naïve adolescents.

Study design

This is a longitudinal study.

Methods

Using data from five waves (2013-2019) of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study, we created a longitudinal data set for 2775 youth aged 12-17 years who had no prior use of tobacco products at Wave 1. E-cigarette initiation was defined as transitioning from non-use at Wave 1 to ever use in subsequent waves. Kaplan-Meier survival and Cox proportional hazard regression models were used to assess the impact of harm and addiction perceptions on e-cigarette initiation.

Results

Our analytic sample comprised 63.1% of youth who had never used to

SUBMITTER: Li W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11025441 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature