Sažetak (hrvatski) | Cilj: Istražiti znanje, stavove i uporabu e-cigareta među stanovništvom u Hrvatskoj koristeći validirani on-line upitnik.
Metode: Istraživanje je uključilo 531 ispitanika koji su dobrovoljno ispunili on-line anonimni validirani upitnik 2017. godine; poveznica na
upitnik stavljena je na društvene mreže Veleučilišta u Bjelovaru. Za ograničavanje dupliciranih odgovora dopušten je jedan odgovor po IP adresi. Posebno dizajnirani upitnik načinjen je od međunarodno validiranih anketa: “The young people in Scotland schools omnibus 2014: questions on e-cigarettes”, “Monitoring the future-National survey results on drug results”i The European commission-Special Eurobarometer Report-Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and electronic cigarettes.
Rezultati: U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 379(71,4%) žena i 152(28,6%) muškaraca. Gotovo svi (97,9%) sudionici čuli su za pojam e-cigareta. Stopa prevalencije trenutne uporabe e-cigareta iznosi (5,8%) svih ispitanika - 9,2% muškaraca i 4,5% žena. Muškarci znaju više o e-cigaretama (χ²=8,573, ss=2, p= 0,014), i koriste je češće od žena (χ² =4,406, ss =1, p=0,036). Najveći broj korisnika je u dobnoj skupini od 18-30 godina, a najveći broj ispitanika koji vide oglase za e-cigarete, vidi ih na društvenim mrežama. Osobe nižeg obrazovanja probale su e-cigarete više od osoba s višim stupnjem obrazovanja (χ²=9,750, ss=3, p=0,020). Pušači cigareta imaju više znanja o sastavu ecigareta (χ² =7,966, ss=2, p=0,019), a više njih je probalo e-cigarete od nepušača (χ²=5,576, ss=1, p=0,018).
Zaključak: Dio upitnika vezan uz znanje ispitanika pokazuje nedostatak znanja opće populacije o mogućim posljedicama dugotrajne uporabe e-cigareta. Ispitanici pod rizikom za konzumiranje e-cigareta su srednjoškolci, mlađi muškarci koji imaju prebivalište u gradu-urbanoj sredini, pušači i bivši pušači, tako da bi javnozdravstveni preventivni programi trebali biti kreirani i provedeni u toj populaciji u suradnji obrazovnog i zdravstvenog sektora. |
Sažetak (engleski) | Aim: Investigate knowledge, attitudes and use of e-cigarettes among Croatian population with validated online questionnaire.
Methods: Study included 531 subjects who volunteered to participate and was done using online anonymous questionnaire in 2017; the link to questionnaire was on social media on the University of Applied Sciences Official web site. To limit duplicate responses, one response per IP address was permitted. Specially designed questionnaire using internationally validated surveys: „The young people in Scotland schools omnibus 2014: questions on e-cigarettes“, “Monitoring the future-National survey results on drug results” and The European commission-Special Eurobarometer Report-Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and electronic cigarettes.
Results: There were 379 (71.4%) women and 152 (28.6%) men in the study. Almost all (97.9%) participants have heard of e-cigarettes. The prevalence rate of the current use of e-cigarettes is (5.8%) of all respondents-9.2% men and 4.5% women. Men know more about e-cigarettes (χ²=8.573, ss=2, p=0.014), and use it more often than women (χ²=4.406, ss=1, p=0.036). The largest number of users are in the age group of 18-30 years, and the largest number of respondents who are seeing advertisements for e-cigarettes see them in social media. People with lower education have tried e-cigarettes more than people with higher level of education (χ²=9.750, ss=3, p=0.020). Cigarettes smokers have more knowledge about composition of e-cigarettes (χ²=7.966, ss=2, p=0.019) and more of them tried e-cigarettes than non-smokers (χ²=5.576, ss=1, p=0.018).
Conclusion: Questions related to knowledge show a lack of knowledge of the general population about possible consequences of long-term use e-cigarettes that can be expected. Populations at risk of consuming are younger men, having residency in the city, high school graduates, smokers and former smokers, so public health programs should be created and implemented to that population in cooperation with the educational and health sector. |