A Survey on the Intention to Use either Cigarettes or E-Cigarettes Among Middle School Students in Health-Promoting Schools in An Urban District of Hangzhou
Shen Ting
Wu Jiangyan
Hu Yiyan
Yang Tingting
Abstract：OBJECTIVE To analyze the intention of middle school students in a health promotion school in a certain urban area of Hangzhou to use cigarettes and E-cigarettes and its influencing factors,so as to provide a theoretical basis for the prevention of adolescent smoking.METHODS Through multi-stage stratified sampling,1 677 students were selected from the health promotion schools in a main urban area of Hangzhou in September 2021.The Global Youth Tobacco Survey(China)questionnaire was used to collect information such as the basic situation of students,the intention to use either cigarettes or e-cigarettes,and second-hand smoke exposure.A multi-factor logistic regression model was used to analyze the influencing factors of tobacco use intention.RESULTS Among 1 476 students who had never tried smoking cigarettes or E-cigarettes,128(8.67％)had the intention to smoke,of which 54(3.66％)had the intention to use cigarettes,and 101(6.84％)had the intention to use E-cigarettes.The results of multi-factor logistic regression analysis showed that male gender,exposure to tobacco advertisements,friends not smoking,and receiving education on the harm of tobacco in class were the influencing factors for the smoking intention of junior high school students in a certain urban area of Hangzhou in the coming year.CONCLUSION The overall intention of middle school students in a certain urban area of Hangzhou to use tobacco is relatively low,but the intention to use E-cigarettes is higher than that of cigarettes.The roles of peer,school and family education are extremely important.In order to effectively reduce the future tobacco use intention of middle school students,it is necessary to strengthen the publicity and education on the harm of tobacco and create a smoke-free social environment.
Keywords：middle school studentscigarettesE-cigarettesusage intention
Publication Date：2025-11-10
Online Publishing Date：2026-01-13(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 84-88 )