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Analysis on current situation and influencing factors of cognition and anti-smoking attitude towards e-cigarettes among junior high school students in Shanghai
- HU Qitao,WANG Juanjuan,LU Weiyi,ZHANG Lulu,ZHU Jingfen
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2023, 39(16):
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Objective To understand the status and influencing factors of cognition and anti-smoking attitude of e-cigarettes among junior high school students in Shanghai. Methods A questionnaire survey was conducted on 2 281 junior high school students randomly selected in Shanghai from October to December in 2021.The survey content includes tobacco prevalence,e-cigarette cognition and anti-smoking attitude,and future e-cigarette use intention. And the data were analyzed. Results The attempt rate of e-cigarette among junior high school students in Shanghai was 2.54%,and the rate in boys(3.18%) was higher than that in girls (1.91%). The scores of e-cigarette hazard cognition,benefit cognition and anti-smoking attitude among junior high school students in Shanghai were (25.46±6.00),(15.82±9.12) and (13.84±2.60)points,respectively. The average scores of e-cigarette hazard cognition,benefit cognition and anti-smoking attitude were (25.46±6.00),(15.82±9.12) and (13.84±2.60)points,respectively. The junior high school students with poor achievement,more pocket money,friends and personal use of cigarettes and friends,family and personal use of e-cigarettes showed lower hazard perception of e-cigarettes(t/F=14.99,8.40,2.84,4.63,4.99,6.08,6.72,all P<0.05),more negative attitudes towards smoking ban(t/F=34.31,8.35,4.61,3.70,4.89,3.14,5.92,all P<0.05),and higher benefit perception(t/F=11.18,18.80,7.20,2.54,7.59,2.56,3.39,all P<0.05). The gender and grade were related to the cognition of e-cigarette(t/F=3.05,7.13,both P<0.05),and boys and junior high school students with higher grades had lower perception of the hazards of e-cigarettes. The higher the risk awareness of e-cigarettes as well as the more positive the attitude towards smoking banning,the weaker willingness of the junior high school students to smoke e-cigarettes in the future(aOR=0.92,95%CI:0.89-0.95;aOR=0.88,95%CI:0.82-0.94). The higher the benefit perception,the stronger the participants' willingness to smoke e-cigarettes in the future(aOR=1.04,95%CI:1.01-1.07). Conclusions The cognition and attitude of e-cigarettes affect the willingness of junior high school students to use e-cigarettes in the future. The main factors affecting the cognition and attitude towards e-cigarettes of junior high school students in Shanghai are pocket money,grades,as well as parents,friends and individuals use of e-cigarettes.Improving junior high school students' correct cognition of e-cigarettes and support for anti-smoking requires more comprehensive measures.