{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["19(11)"],"submitter":["Hossain MJ"],"funding":["Bangladesh Center for Communication Programs"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Globally, over 81 million people use e-cigarettes, and the majority of them are young adults. Using e-cigarettes causes different types of adverse health effects both in adults and elderly people. Over time, using e-cigarettes has detrimental consequences on lung function, brain development and numerous other illnesses.<h4>Methods</h4>This study employed a mixed-methods conducted between June and September 2023, comprising two phases: Geographical Information System (GIS) mapping of available e-cigarette point-of-sale (POS) locations and conducting 15 in-depth interviews (IDIs) with e-cigarette retailers, along with 5 key informant interviews (KIIs) involving tobacco control activists and policy experts. ArcGIS was employed for spatial analysis, creating distribution and"],"journal":["PloS one"],"pagination":["e0312802"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11548718"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Examining the e-cigarette scenario based on distribution, availability, marketing, and banning: A GIS-Based qualitative study in Bangladesh."],"pmcid":["PMC11548718"],"pubmed_authors":["Anjum A","Pramanik MN","Hossain MS","Mahin NR","Sikder MT","Hossain MM","Ferdous MZ","Kundu LR","Wahiduzzaman M","Hasan MM","Mahmud HMM","Siddique MAB","Sony SA","Rahman QM","Boitchi AB","Mahmud MM","Nodi TS","Hossain MJ","Mahmud T","Ahmed A","Sinthia MK","Hassan MM"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Examining the e-cigarette scenario based on distribution, availability, marketing, and banning: A GIS-Based qualitative study in Bangladesh.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Globally, over 81 million people use e-cigarettes, and the majority of them are young adults. Using e-cigarettes causes different types of adverse health effects both in adults and elderly people. Over time, using e-cigarettes has detrimental consequences on lung function, brain development and numerous other illnesses.<h4>Methods</h4>This study employed a mixed-methods conducted between June and September 2023, comprising two phases: Geographical Information System (GIS) mapping of available e-cigarette point-of-sale (POS) locations and conducting 15 in-depth interviews (IDIs) with e-cigarette retailers, along with 5 key informant interviews (KIIs) involving tobacco control activists and policy experts. ArcGIS was employed for spatial analysis, creating distribution and","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024","modification":"2026-07-09T13:13:36.525Z","creation":"2025-04-04T18:56:23.055Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11548718","cross_references":{"pubmed":["39514616"],"doi":["10.1371/journal.pone.0312802"]}}