Are E-Cigarette and Tea Cigarette Gifting Behaviors Associated with Tobacco Use and Failed Quit Attempts in China?

Huan Zhou, Connie Hoe, Weifang Zhang, Xiaozhao Yang, Mingyan Li and Dan Wu ()
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Huan Zhou: Stomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310006, China
Connie Hoe: Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Weifang Zhang: Stomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310006, China
Xiaozhao Yang: Department of Sociology and Social Work, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
Mingyan Li: Department of Sociology and Social Work, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
Dan Wu: School of Psychology, Shenzhen Humanities & Social Sciences Key Research Bases of the Center for Mental Health, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 22, 1-10

Abstract: This study aims to investigate e-cigarette and tea cigarette gifting in China and their influencing factors, as well as to explore whether they were associated with tobacco use and cessation. Using a multistage sampling design, 1512 household heads from Guangdong and Shaanxi provinces were recruited for the study and filled out an online questionnaire about smoking status, social participation, e-cigarette, and tea cigarette gifting. Results showed that more than 30% and nearly 3% of participants had been gifted tea cigarettes and e-cigarettes, respectively. Marital status, province of residence, smoking status, and social participation were associated with gifting behaviors. Logistic regressions showed that receiving e-cigarettes ( OR = 3.43, p < 0.05) and tea cigarettes ( OR = 1.70, p < 0.01) were related to tobacco use. Smokers who have received e-cigarettes ( OR = 9.85, p < 0.01) and tea cigarettes ( OR = 1.92, p < 0.05) were also less likely to quit smoking.

Keywords: e-cigarette; tea cigarette; social participation; cigarette gifting (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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