Knowledge, beliefs, attitude, and practices of E-cigarette use among dental students: A multinational survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

E-cigarette use is a trend worldwide nowadays with mounting evidence on associated morbidities and mortality. Dentists can modify the smoking behaviors of their patients. This study aimed to explore the knowledge, beliefs, attitude, and practice of E-cigarette use among dental students.

Materials and methods

This multinational, cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study recruited undergraduate dental students from 20 dental schools in 11 countries. The outcome variable was current smoking status (non-smoker, E-cigarette user only, tobacco cigarette smoker only, dual user). The explanatory variables were country of residence, sex, age, marital status, and educational level. Multiple linear regression analysis was performed to explore the explanatory variables assoc

SUBMITTER: Alhajj MN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9612543 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature