Electronic cigarette use among adult population: a cross-sectional study in Barcelona, Spain (2013-2014).

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study seeks to analyse the prevalence and correlates of electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use, purchase location and satisfaction with its use in a sample of the general population of the city of Barcelona, Spain.

Design, setting and participants

We used participants from a longitudinal study of a representative sample of the adult (≥16 years old) population of Barcelona (336 men and 400 women). The field work was conducted between May 2013 and February 2014. We computed the prevalence, adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and their corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI).

Results

The prevalence of ever e-cigarette use was 6.5% (95% CI 4.7% to 8.3%): 1.6% current use, 2.2% past use and 2.7% only e-cigarette experimentation. 75% (95% CI 62.8% to 87.3%) of ever

SUBMITTER: Martinez-Sanchez JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4156815 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature