TY - JOUR
T1 - Characteristics of us adults attempting tobacco use cessation using e-cigarettes
AU - Chido-Amajuoyi, Onyema Greg
AU - Mantey, Dale
AU - Cunningham, Sonia
AU - Yu, Robert
AU - Kelder, Steven
AU - Hawk, Ernest
AU - Cinciripini, Paul
AU - Shete, Sanjay
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was funded by the National Cancer Institute [ P30CA016672 , CCSG subproject 5597 to S. Shete]; the Barnhart Family Distinguished Professorship in Targeted Therapy [to S. Shete]; the Betty B. Marcus Chair in Cancer Prevention [to S. Shete]; and the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas [grant RP170259 to S. Shete]. A cancer prevention fellowship award supported by the Mrs. Harry C. Wiess Cancer Research Fund and the Laura and John Arnold Foundation [to OG Chido-Amajuoyi]. Funders had no role in the study design, data collection, analyses, interpretation, manuscript writing, or the decision to submit the manuscript for publication.
PY - 2020/1
Y1 - 2020/1
N2 - Background: Use of e-cigarettes for tobacco cessation efforts is a growing trend in the United States. However, little is known about the factors that determine the use of e-cigarettes for this specific purpose. Methods: This study examined current and former cigarette smokers that reported ever using e-cigarettes. Data were obtained from a 2018 Texas population health assessment survey (n = 569) and weighted to be representative to Texas. A multivariable logistic regression was used to assess the socio-demographic and behavioral correlates of using e-cigarettes for tobacco cessation. Results: Overall, 41.3% of e-cigarette users reported using them for tobacco cessation. Among ever e-cigarette users, Non-Hispanic blacks (aOR: 0.21; 95% CI, 0.07–0.64), males (aOR: 0.40; 95% CI, 0.20–0.80), and individuals not confident in obtaining health information (aOR: 0.38; 95% CI, 0.15–0.96) were less likely to use e-cigarettes for tobacco use cessation. Conversely, among ever e-cigarette users, odds of using e-cigarettes for tobacco cessation were higher among those who were 35–44 years old (aOR: 3.68, 95% CI: 1.26–10.71), those who received advice to quit smoking from a healthcare professional (aOR: 2.77, 95% CI, 1.36–5.64), and those with more than 5 years since their last routine checkup (aOR: 3.91; 95% CI, 1.23–12.45). Conclusion: Findings from this study suggest that both health behaviors and sociodemographic factors predict use of e-cigarettes for the purpose of tobacco cessation. Furthermore, the relationship between use of e-cigarettes as a cessation device and being advised to quit tobacco use by a healthcare professional calls for additional investigation.
AB - Background: Use of e-cigarettes for tobacco cessation efforts is a growing trend in the United States. However, little is known about the factors that determine the use of e-cigarettes for this specific purpose. Methods: This study examined current and former cigarette smokers that reported ever using e-cigarettes. Data were obtained from a 2018 Texas population health assessment survey (n = 569) and weighted to be representative to Texas. A multivariable logistic regression was used to assess the socio-demographic and behavioral correlates of using e-cigarettes for tobacco cessation. Results: Overall, 41.3% of e-cigarette users reported using them for tobacco cessation. Among ever e-cigarette users, Non-Hispanic blacks (aOR: 0.21; 95% CI, 0.07–0.64), males (aOR: 0.40; 95% CI, 0.20–0.80), and individuals not confident in obtaining health information (aOR: 0.38; 95% CI, 0.15–0.96) were less likely to use e-cigarettes for tobacco use cessation. Conversely, among ever e-cigarette users, odds of using e-cigarettes for tobacco cessation were higher among those who were 35–44 years old (aOR: 3.68, 95% CI: 1.26–10.71), those who received advice to quit smoking from a healthcare professional (aOR: 2.77, 95% CI, 1.36–5.64), and those with more than 5 years since their last routine checkup (aOR: 3.91; 95% CI, 1.23–12.45). Conclusion: Findings from this study suggest that both health behaviors and sociodemographic factors predict use of e-cigarettes for the purpose of tobacco cessation. Furthermore, the relationship between use of e-cigarettes as a cessation device and being advised to quit tobacco use by a healthcare professional calls for additional investigation.
KW - Cessation
KW - E-cigarette
KW - Health behaviors
KW - Sociodemographic
KW - Tobacco
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U2 - 10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.106123
DO - 10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.106123
M3 - Article
C2 - 31605837
AN - SCOPUS:85072934783
VL - 100
JO - Addictive Behaviors
JF - Addictive Behaviors
SN - 0306-4603
M1 - 106123
ER -