Factors associated with electronic cigarette use among adolescents asthma in the Republic of Korea.

Introduction:
This text summarizes a study investigating factors associated with electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use among current cigarette-smoking adolescents in the Republic of Korea. The study analyzed secondary data collected from a nationally representative sample of Korean adolescents and focused on current smokers, examining their e-cigarette use, demographics, perceived stress, parental and friends' smoking, characteristics of cigarette smoking, and other health risk behaviors.

Key Points:

* The study found that 20% of current cigarette users were former e-cigarette users, and 42% were current e-cigarette users.
* Both former and current e-cigarette use were significantly associated with male gender, higher grades, higher weekly allowance, residence in urban areas, friends' smoking, daily smoking, a higher number of cigarettes smoked, and quit attempts.
* Current e-cigarette use was significantly associated with at-risk drinking, lifetime drug use, and lifetime sexual intercourse.
* The study highlights the importance of considering e-cigarette use when developing smoking prevention and cessation strategies for adolescents.
* It emphasizes the need for strict regulations to prevent adolescents' easy access to e-cigarettes and to forbid e-cigarette advertising.
* The study suggests that further research is needed to address causality between e-cigarette use and related factors and associations between e-cigarette use and quit attempts among current cigarette smokers.

Main Message:
The study highlights the significant use of e-cigarettes among current cigarette-smoking adolescents in the Republic of Korea and identifies various factors associated with their e-cigarette use. The findings underscore the importance of including e-cigarette use in intervention strategies for smoking prevention and cessation. Moreover, the study emphasizes the need for strict regulations to prevent adolescents' easy access to e-cigarettes and to forbid e-cigarette advertising. Overall, the text emphasizes the need for a comprehensive approach to address e-cigarette use among adolescent smokers.

han Ch, Chung Jh. Factors associated with electronic cigarette use among adolescents asthma in the Republic of Korea. The Journal of asthma : official journal of the association for the Care of asthma. 2021;58(11):1451-1459. doi:10.1080/02770903.2020.1802745