秦雪征教授与合作者的研究成果发表于《addictive behaviors》
近日，北京大学市场经济研究中心研究员秦雪征教授与合作者的研究成果《tobacco use and e-cigarette regulation: perspectives of university students in the asia-pacific》在国际期刊《addictive behaviors》上正式发表。
abstract:
introduction
the asia-pacific is home to 30% of the world’s smokers. additional efforts are needed to reduce negative health impacts of tobacco, including e-cigarettes. the study objectives were to 1. investigate asian-pacific students’ knowledge, attitudes, and use of tobacco products; 2. determine the level of student support for tobacco control policies; and 3. examine differences in students’ attitudes by the strength of national tobacco control policies based on implementation of who’s mpower package, and e-cigarette regulation in their countries.
methods
a total of 1953 students from members of the association of pacific rim universities in 13 countries completed the online survey. we compared the results by the fisher-freeman-halton test.
results
while about 83% of students had heard of e-cigarettes; only 14.1% had tried them. students in countries with e-cigarette bans were the least likely to report having experimented with e-cigarettes (8.1%). while the vast majority of students (87.9%) reported having seen health campaigns targeting combustible cigarettes, far fewer (42.5%) had seen any health campaigns targeting e-cigarettes. about 80% of students supported smoke-free campuses, with the most support coming from those in countries with the weakest adoption of mpower policies (88.7%) and no e-cigarette regulations (80.4%). students in countries with the weakest mpower policies were also the most likely to support campus bans and government regulation of e-cigarettes.
conclusions
the adoption of tobacco control polices by government may have an impact on e-cigarette smoking behavior among students, and student support for tobacco control, including noncombustible products, is high. universities should take action by adopting comprehensive tobacco control measures that include e-cigarette regulations.
