COVID-19, smoking, vaping and quitting: a representative population survey in England.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To estimate (1) associations between self-reported COVID-19, hand-washing, smoking status, e-cigarette use and nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) use and (2) the extent to which COVID-19 has prompted smoking and vaping quit attempts and more smoking inside the home.

Design

Cross-sectional household surveys.

Setting and participants

A representative sample of the population in England from April to May 2020. The sample included 3179 adults aged ≥ 18 years.

Measurements

Participants who reported that they definitely or thought they had coronavirus were classified as having self-reported COVID-19. Participants were asked how often they wash their hands after returning home, before preparing foods, before eating or before touching their face. They were also as

SUBMITTER: Tattan-Birch H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8436761 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature