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

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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
    Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany)

  • 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
    Department of Psychology/Research Center for Quality of Life and Applied Psychology, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523808, China)

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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.

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  • Huan Zhou & Connie Hoe & Weifang Zhang & Xiaozhao Yang & Mingyan Li & Dan Wu, 2022. "Are E-Cigarette and Tea Cigarette Gifting Behaviors Associated with Tobacco Use and Failed Quit Attempts in China?," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(22), pages 1-10, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:22:p:15333-:d:978489
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