Dual Versus Never Use of E-Cigarettes Among American Indians Who Smoke.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Many American Indian communities have a high prevalence of smoking and e-cigarette use, but factors associated with their dual use are rarely studied.

Methods

In 2016, a total of 375 American Indian adults who smoke completed paper surveys regarding cigarette and e-cigarette use and provided saliva for cotinine levels. In 2018, cross-sectional analyses were performed, comparing dual users (12%), defined as using e-cigarettes on some or every day for the past 30 days, with never users of e-cigarettes (37%).

Results

Compared with never users, dual users were younger, more often reported history of depression (56% and 29%, respectively; p<0.01) and family history of smoking-related disease (77% and 59%, respectively; p<0.05), had lower harm perceptions of e-

SUBMITTER: Rhoades DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6702079 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature