Cigarette smoking and e-cigarette use among university students in Queensland, Australia and New Zealand: results of two cross-sectional surveys.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Examine the patterns of cigarette smoking and e-cigarette use (vaping), the perceived harm of e-cigarettes compared with tobacco cigarettes, and associations between smoking and vaping with student characteristics.

Design

Cross-sectional studies.

Setting

The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia and eight New Zealand (NZ) universities.

Participants

Students at UQ: 4957 (70.8% aged <25 years, 63.0% women) and NZ: 1854 (82.5% aged <25 years, 60.1% women).

Methods

Χ² tests compared smoking by age and gender, and vaping by age, gender and smoking status. Two-sided p<0.05 was considered significant and 95% CIs reported where appropriate. Multinomial logistic regression examined associations between smoking and vaping (exclusive smokin

SUBMITTER: Wamamili B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7875298 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature