Factors related to early electronic smoking stage among upper secondary student in Nan Province.

Abstract

     This survey research aimed to study the prevalence of early electronic cigarette smoking stage and to examine the factors related to early electronic cigarette smoking. The sample were 506 upper secondary school students (M.4-M.6) in Nan province. Data were collected with self-administered questionnaires including demographic data, smoking, attitude towards e-cigarette smoking, smoking law perception, school relationship and media accessibility. Frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and Binary logistic regression were used for data analysis.

     The results of research demonstrated that the prevalence of early e-cigarette smoking stage among upper secondary school students was 16.8 %. The factors significantly associated with e-cigarette smoking stage were sex (OR= 0.43** 95%CI = 0.269 – 0.683) Education Level (OR = 1.75* 95%CI = 1.047 – 2.933) attitude towards e-cigarette smoking (OR = 2.44**, 95%CI = 1.5.26 – 3.908), cigarette smoking experience (OR = 7.20**, 95%CI = 3.868 – 13.470), peer cigarette smoking (OR = 4.63**, 95%CI = 2.861 – 7.501), peer e-cigarette smoking (OR=5.56, 95%CI= 3.390 – 9.113), smoking family member (OR = 1.89*, 95%CI = 1.177 – 3.026) peer-persuasion to e-cigarette smoking (OR = 5.91**, 95%CI = 3.619 – 9.637)  e - cigarette accessibility (OR = 2.02**, 95%CI = 1.263 - 3.242) school belonging (OR = 1.62*, 95%CI = 1.010 – 2.597) and e-cigarette media accessibility (OR = 1.70*, 95%CI = 1.060 – 2.727)  {*p<0.05 , **p<0.01}