To understand the risk perception, behaviour, and attitudes related to electronic cigarettes and other tobacco products among youth.
Phase I Individual qualitative interviews will be conducted to understanding the needs and concerns of youth smokers of e-cigarette or other new tobacco products, including their risk perceptions, and the behaviour, attitudes, and experiences related to these products. Phase II The findings from the interview in phase I will guide the development of a structure questionnaire for a cross-sectional survey to further explore the behaviour, attitudes, and experiences related to e-cigarette or other new tobacco products among youth. The findings of this study have important implications for research and clinical practice. Understanding how youth smokers perceive the risks of using e-cigarette and other new tobacco products, and their behaviour, attitudes, experiences related to smoking to help them achieve smoking abstinence. Moreover, the results of this study can understand the misconceptions about e-cigarette and other new tobacco product among youth, increase their perception of the risks of continued smoking and benefits of quitting.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
390
Individual interviews will be conducted to understanding the needs and concerns of youth smokers of e-cigarette or other new tobacco products, including their risk perceptions, and the behaviour, attitudes, and experiences related to these tobacco products.
structured questionnaire will be constructed for a cross-sectional survey to further explore the behaviour, attitudes, and experiences related to electronic cigarettes or other new tobacco products among youth.
The University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
RECRUITINGSmoking behaviors in phase I
the behaviour, attitudes, and experiences related to electronic cigarettes and other new tobacco products among youth in individual qualitative interview (Phase I)
Time frame: Baseline
Smoking behaviors in phase II
the behaviour, attitudes, and experiences related to electronic cigarettes and other new tobacco products among youth in structured questionnaires (Phase II)
Time frame: Baseline
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