Prevalence of disposable pod use and consumer preference for e-cigarette product characteristics among vape shop customers in Southern California: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

In February 2020, the US Food and Drug Administration issued a guidance restricting the sales and distribution of cartridge-based e-cigarettes with flavours other than tobacco and menthol. Disposable devices were exempt from this guidance. This study examined the prevalence of disposable pod use and flavour preference compared with refillable pod and other e-cigarette users among vape shop customers.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

In July 2019-March 2020, trained data collectors visited 44 vape shops in California with permission to recruit customers from shop owners.

Participants

Intercept interviews with 276 customers were conducted.

Outcomes and procedures

Customers were grouped based on self-reported device type used most often (dis

SUBMITTER: Galimov A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8493914 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature