THE SITUATION OF E-CIGARETTE SMOKING AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG STUDENTS OF HUYNH THUC KHANG SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN TAY NINH IN 2024
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Objectives: To explore the percentage of students who use electronic cigarette (E-cigarette) and associated factors among students of Huynh Thuc Khang Senior High School in Tay Ninh in 2024. Method: A cross-sectional study of 402 paticipants was conducted from February to June 2024. Data was collected by using a designed questionaire. We use Epidata EntryClient to entry data and then analyze with Stata 17.0. Results: The percentage of students who use e-cigarettes is 6.7%. There is a relationship between students who have e-cigarette smoking behaviour with level of grade, academic performance, bhavioural conduct, and have been affected by smokers who are friends or family. Conclusion: To improve the situation of e-cigarette smoking among students, beside health education is highly recommended not only in school-based program but also raising awareness in the general population, e-cigarette products should also be stricly trading restriction for underaged people.
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: E-cigarette, teenagers, high school students
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