Health Care Provider E-Cigarette-Related Advice and E-Cigarette Harm Perceptions Among Youth.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Health care providers (HCP) are uniquely positioned to advise against electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use, potentially influencing youth perceptions of e-cigarette harms. However, research examining these associations is scant. We examined whether HCP e-cigarette-related advice is associated with youth e-cigarette harm perceptions.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

National Youth Tobacco Survey data (2022).

Subjects

21,254 youth aged 9-18 years.

Measures

E-cigarette harm perceptions (i.e., relative addictiveness, occasional use harm, and secondhand e-cigarette aerosol (SHA) harm) and HCP advice to abstain from using e-cigarettes (yes/no) were assessed.

Analysis

Adjusted odds ratios were estimated using multinomial logistic regressio

SUBMITTER: Agbonlahor O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12755403 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature