Electronic cigarette use among university students aged 18-24 years in New Zealand: Results of a 2018 national cross-sectional survey

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dc.contributor.authorWamamili B
dc.contributor.authorCoope P
dc.contributor.authorWallace-bell, Mark
dc.contributor.authorRichardson, Ann
dc.contributor.authorGrace, Randolph
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-29T22:57:22Z
dc.date.available2022-11-29T22:57:22Z
dc.date.issued2020en
dc.date.updated2022-07-11T22:21:01Z
dc.description.abstractObjectives: To examine electronic cigarette use, reasons for use and perceptions of harm among university students. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: University students across New Zealand. Methods: We analysed data from a 2018 cross-sectional survey of university students, weighted to account for undersampling and oversampling by gender and university size. χ 2 tests were used to compare e-cigarette use, reasons for use and perceptions of harm by age, gender, ethnicity and cigarette smoking. Participants: The sample comprised 1476 students: 62.3% aged 18-20 years, 37.7% aged 21-24 years; 38.6% male, 61.4% female; 7.9% Maori and 92.1% non-Maori. Results: 40.5% of respondents (95% CI 37.9 to 43.1) reported ever, 6.1% (4.9-7.4) current and 1.7% (1.1-2.5) daily use. Regardless of frequency, 11.5% of vapers had vaped daily for ≥1 month, 70.2% of whom used nicotine-containing devices; 80.8% reported not vaping in indoor and 73.8% in outdoor smoke-free spaces. Among ever vapers, curiosity (67.4%), enjoyment (14.4%) and quitting (2.4%) were common reasons for vaping. 76.1% (73.4-78.7) of respondents believed e-cigarettes were less harmful than cigarettes. More males than females reported vaping (ever, current, daily and daily for ≥1 month), nicotine use and belief that e-cigarettes were less harmful than cigarettes. More participants aged 18-20 years reported not vaping in outdoor smoke-free spaces, vaping out of curiosity and belief that e-cigarettes were less harmful than cigarettes, while more participants aged 21-24 years vaped daily for ≥1 month and for enjoyment. More Maori than non-Maori ever vaped. More cigarette smokers than non-smokers vaped (ever, current, daily and daily for ≥1 month), used nicotine and vaped to quit, while more non-smokers did not vape in smoke-free spaces and vaped out of curiosity. Conclusions: Our results suggest high prevalence of e-cigarette ever and current use, particularly among males and smokers. Many vaped out of curiosity and perceived e-cigarettes as less harmful than cigarettes.en
dc.identifier.citationWamamili B, Wallace-Bell M, Richardson A, Grace RC, Coope P (2020). Electronic cigarette use among university students aged 18-24 years in New Zealand: Results of a 2018 national cross-sectional survey. BMJ Open. 10(6). e035093-.en
dc.identifier.doihttp://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035093
dc.identifier.issn2044-6055
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10092/104811
dc.languageeng
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherBMJen
dc.rightsAll rights reserved unless otherwise stateden
dc.rights.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/17651en
dc.subjectHumansen
dc.subjectCross-Sectional Studiesen
dc.subjectHealth Behavioren
dc.subjectStudentsen
dc.subjectUniversitiesen
dc.subjectAdolescenten
dc.subjectNew Zealanden
dc.subjectFemaleen
dc.subjectMaleen
dc.subjectYoung Adulten
dc.subjectVapingen
dc.subjectElectronic Nicotine Delivery Systemsen
dc.subjectEthnicityen
dc.subject.anzsrc1103 Clinical Sciencesen
dc.subject.anzsrc1117 Public Health and Health Servicesen
dc.subject.anzsrc1199 Other Medical and Health Sciencesen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::42 - Health sciences::4206 - Public healthen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::52 - Psychology::5203 - Clinical and health psychology::520304 - Health psychologyen
dc.titleElectronic cigarette use among university students aged 18-24 years in New Zealand: Results of a 2018 national cross-sectional surveyen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
uc.collegeFaculty of Health
uc.departmentSchool of Psychology, Speech and Hearing
uc.departmentFaculty of Education
uc.departmentSchool of Health Sciences
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