Vaping leads tobacco consumption among university students in Arab countries: a study of behavioral and psychosocial factors associated with smoking.

ABSTRACT: E-cigarettes use "vaping" is a growing public health concern. The Arabic-validated Vaping Attitude and Perceptions Scale (VAPeS) instrument assesses vaping determinants across five constructs: Social Influence, Perceived Harms, Vaping Pleasure, Behavioral Influences, and Economic and Self-Efficacy. We aimed to examine the prevalence of cigarette, e-cigarette, and narghile use among Arab university students and to identify the associations between demographic/VAPeS-related variables and the smoking attitudes among vapers. A cross-sectional survey was distributed online among university students across Arab countries during January-April 2025. Prevalence estimates were calculated using one-sample proportions with Wilson Score confidence intervals. The modified VAPeS scale comprising four con

SUBMITTER: Sallam M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12364872 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature