Prevalence and correlates of long-term e-cigarette and nicotine replacement therapy use: a prospective study in England.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine the prevalence of, and sociodemographic and smoking-related characteristics associated with, long-term e-cigarette use compared with long-term nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) use.

Design

Cross-sectional and prospective survey, the Smoking Toolkit Study, with baseline data collected between September 2014 and September 2016 and follow-ups at 6 and 12 months.

Setting

England.

Participants

Population representative sample of 40 933 adults aged 16+ years.

Main outcome measures

Prevalence of long-term (≥12 months) use of e-cigarettes and NRT by retrospective self-report among baseline respondents (all adults, n=40 933; smokers, n=8406) and current use at baseline, 6 months and 12 months in a subsample of smokers who responded to follo

SUBMITTER: Jackson SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6797372 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature