E-cigarette use frequency and motivations among current users in middle school.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The popularity of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) has increased worldwide among youth, even in countries like Mexico that ban them. This study aimed to assess the correlates of e-cigarette use frequency among Mexican students who currently use ecigarettes, as well as to describe their reasons for use.

Methods

Data were analyzed from a school-based survey of 57 public middle schools from the three largest cities in Mexico. Primary analyses were confined to those who used e-cigarettes in the prior 30 days. Censored binomial models for truncated distributions were estimated, regressing lifetime and past month frequency of use on participant sociodemographics, other substance use (smoking, alcohol, drugs), technophilia (appeal of new technologies), characterist

SUBMITTER: Zavala-Arciniega L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6944441 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature