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Knowledge about E-Cigarettes and tobacco harm reduction among public health residents in Europe

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EuroNet MRPH Working Group on Electronic Cigarettes and Tobacco (Including: Ferrara, Pietro, Shantikumar, Saran, Cabral Veríssimo, Vítor, Ruiz-Montero, Rafael, Masuet-Aumatell, Cristina and Ramon-Torrell, Josep). (2019) Knowledge about E-Cigarettes and tobacco harm reduction among public health residents in Europe. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16 (12). e2071. doi:10.3390/ijerph16122071 ISSN 1660-4601.

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16122071

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Introduction: Although electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and other tobacco-related products are becoming widely popular as alternatives to tobacco, little has been published on the knowledge of healthcare workers about their use. Thus, the aim of this study was to elicit the current knowledge and perceptions about e-cigarettes and tobacco harm reduction (THR) among medical residents in public health (MRPH). Material and Methods: A Europe-wide cross-sectional study was carried out amongst MRPH from the countries associated with the European Network of MRPH from April to October 2018 using an online questionnaire. Results: 256 MRPHs agreed to participate in the survey. Approximately half the participants were women (57.4%), with a median age of 30 years, and were mainly Italian (26.7%), Spanish (16.9%) and Portuguese (16.5%). Smoking prevalence was 12.9%. Overall, risk scores significantly differed for each investigated smoking product when compared with e-cigarettes; with tobacco cigarettes and snus perceived as more risky, and nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and non-NRT oral medications seen as less risky (p 0.01 for all). Regarding the effects of nicotine on health, the vast majority of MRPHs associated nicotine with all smoking-related diseases. Knowledge of THR was low throughout the whole sample. Conclusions: European MRPH showed a suboptimal level of knowledge about e-cigarettes and THR. Training programs for public health and preventive medicine trainees should address this gap.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine
R Medicine > RC Internal medicine
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Population, Evidence & Technologies (PET)
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School
SWORD Depositor: Library Publications Router
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Electronic cigarettes, Nicotine, Nicotine addiction -- Treatment, Public health -- Europe, Smoking cessation , Tobacco use, Health risk communication -- Europe
Journal or Publication Title: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Publisher: MDPI
ISSN: 1660-4601
Official Date: 12 June 2019
Dates:
DateEvent
12 June 2019Published
11 June 2019Accepted
Volume: 16
Number: 12
Page Range: e2071
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16122071
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): ** From MDPI via Jisc Publications Router ** History: accepted 11-06-2019; pub-electronic 12-06-2019. ** Licence for this article: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Access rights to Published version: Open Access (Creative Commons)
Date of first compliant deposit: 21 June 2019
Date of first compliant Open Access: 24 June 2019
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