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Title: | Perception of electronic cigarettes in the general population: does their usefulness outweigh their risks? |
Author: | Martínez Sánchez, Jose M. Fu Balboa, Marcela Martín Sánchez, Juan Carlos Ballbè i Gibernau, Montse Saltó i Cerezuela, Esteve Fernández Muñoz, Esteve |
Keywords: | Hàbit de fumar Salut pública Tobacco Public health |
Issue Date: | 2015 |
Publisher: | BMJ Publishing Group |
Abstract: | Objective: To describe and compare the perceptions of the general population about the harmful effects of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) on users and on those passively exposed to e-cigarettes and the perceptions about e-cigarette usefulness for reducing or eliminating tobacco smoking. Design, setting, and participants: We analysed cross-sectional data from a longitudinal study of a representative sample of the general adult (≥16 years) population of Barcelona, Spain (336 men and 400 women). The fieldwork was conducted between May 2013 and February 2014. We computed the percentages, adjusted OR and their corresponding 95% CI among participants with some awareness of e-cigarettes (79.2% of the sample). Primary and secondary outcome measures: We assessed the perception about harmfulness for e-cigarette users and for passively exposed non-e-cigarette users, as well as the perception of usefulness for smokers of cigarette cessation and reduction. |
Note: | Reproducció del document publicat a: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009218 |
It is part of: | BMJ Open, 2015, vol. 5, num. 11, p. e009218 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/97501 |
Related resource: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009218 |
ISSN: | 2044-6055 |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (Ciències Clíniques) Articles publicats en revistes (Institut d'lnvestigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL)) |
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