Profile and patterns of dual use of e-cigarettes and combustible cigarettes among Mexican adults

Abstract: Objective: To describe the profile and patterns of dual uses (n=954) and exclusive cigarette users (n=2 070) and determine the correlates of more frequent e-cigarette use among dual users and their reasons for e-cigarette use. Materials and methods: An online survey of Mexican adult smokers. Logistic models regressed dual-use (exclusive smoking vs. dual user) on sociodemographic, smoking variables and substance use behaviors. We conducted censorial binomial models to estimate the correlates of frequency of e-cigarette use among dual users. Results: Dual users were younger had higher education (AOR=2.22) and higher levels of smoking dependence (AOR=1.31), preferred cigarettes with flavor capsules (AOR=1.58) and had recently attempted to quit smoking (AOR=1.38). Marijuana use and being daily smokers were correlates of higher frequency of use among dual users. Conclusion: Dual users had a higher risk profile than exclusive smokers, which was even more prominent in dual-users who used e-cigarettes frequently.

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Main Authors: Zavala-Arciniega,Luis, Barrientos-Gutiérrez,Inti, Arillo-Santillán,Edna, Gallegos-Carrillo,Katia, Rodríguez-Bolaños,Rosibel, Thrasher,James F
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2021
Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-36342021000500641
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