E-cigarette use and its association with smoking reduction and cessation intentions among Mexican smokers

• Autores: Paula Lozano , Edna Arillo Santillán, Inti Barrientos Gutiérrez, Luis Zavala Arciniega, Luz Myriam Reynales Shigematsu, James Francis Trasher
• Localización: Salud pública de México, ISSN-e 1606-7916, ISSN 0036-3634, Vol. 61, Nº. Extra 3, 2019 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Cáncer de pulmón), págs. 276-285
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Objective. Evaluate the patterns of e-cigarette use and their association with smoking behavior. Materials and Methods. We analyzed data from a population-based representative cohort of adult smokers who participated in the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Sur­veys in Mexico. The analytic sample (n=760) was restricted to participants who were followed up from wave 6 (2012) to wave 7 (2014-2015). GEE models regressed e-cigarette use at follow-up and changes in cigarettes per day (CPD) between waves, on baseline sociodemographic variables, smoking status (daily, non-daily, quit), e-cigarette trial, and quit intentions. Results. Smokers who were younger, had a higher income, and had tried e-cigarettes at baseline were more likely to be current e-cigarette users at follow-up. E-cigarette use at follow-up was not associated with a change in CPD over time. Conclusions. E-cigarette use does not appear to have promoted smoking cessation or reduction in this sample of Mexican smokers.