Use of e-cigarettes among public health students in Thailand: Embedded mixed-methods design.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

E-cigarettes are new tobacco products widely used among adolescents. Public health students are not only susceptible to e-cigarette use, but they should also serve as non-smoking role models. The study aimed to investigate the current situation of e-cigarette use and the factors associated with its use among public health students.

Methods

In this embedded mixed-methods design, the primary approach was a cross-sectional online survey. The samples were 2302 third-year public health students from 37 public health education institutes across Thailand. Stratified two-stage cluster random sampling was employed to select the subjects. Data were collected using self-administered questionnaires from January to March 2021. A checklist form was employed to collect qualita

SUBMITTER: Benjakul S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9449824 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature