Opinions and practices regarding electronic cigarette use among Romanian high school students

Lotrean, Lucia Maria; Varga, Bianca; Popa, Marcel Sabin; Radu-Loghin, Cornel; Man, Milena Adina; Trofor, Letitia

doi:10.1016/j.gaceta.2016.05.001

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“…In a recent study, 38.5% of Romanian 9th graders had ever tried e-cigarettes, 31.4% had tried cigars and 21.1% had tried a waterpipe [16]. Similar rates of e-cigarette use have been observed among adolescents in other Romanian and Eastern European locales [17,18]. Recently, Philip Morris announced that its plant in Otopeni (near Bucharest) will begin annual production of “heat-not-burn” tobacco products, serving a very large European and Asian market [19].…”

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confidence: 73%

Home- and Car-Based Rules in Foster Care Settings to Reduce Exposure to Secondhand Smoke: Before and after Romanian National Clean Air Legislation

Foley

Meghea

et al. 2018

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Background: To evaluate changes in smoke free rules in the foster care system after the implementation of the Romanian national clean air law. Methods: A repeated cross-sectional, self-administered questionnaire among foster care employees (n = 599) was conducted in 58 foster care homes during 2014 (n = 295) and 51 homes during 2016 (n = 304). We estimated the absolute difference in the proportion of employees who stated that smoke free rules existed before and after national clean air legislation. Results: There was an absolute increase in 4 of 5 smoke free measures after the law: bans on non-cigarette tobacco products (n = 169 to 206, +10.6%), non-smoking on premises for adults (n = 142 to 202, +18.3%), and for children (n = 201 to 239, +10.3%), and no smoking in cars to transport children (n = 194 to 227, +9%). There was a significant increase in the perception of outdoor bans that prohibit employees from smoking on foster care home premises (AOR 2.24, 95% CI 1.14–4.38). The increase in the perception of indoor smoking bans did not change. Conclusion: The national law may have had a spillover influence by strengthening smoke free rules in unregulated spaces. Nonetheless, foster care home rules could be further enhanced, particularly in cars that transport children.

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Home- and Car-Based Rules in Foster Care Settings to Reduce Exposure to Secondhand Smoke: Before and after Romanian National Clean Air Legislation

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Meghea

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“…With regard to smoking and alcohol use as well violence related behaviour, no significant differences were found between sport club participants and non-participants, while football players behaved differently than the other two groups with regard to several issues. Several studies underline that smoking among Romanian high school adolescents is an important public health problem while the use of electronic cigarettes is a new concerning issue [20,21]. In our study, football players had the tendency to declare less often smoking during lifetime (20% of the football players vs. half of the other two groups) and in the last month (20% of the football players vs. one third of the other two groups), as well as intention to smoke in the next year (7.5% of the football players vs. one out of three subjects from the other two groups).…”

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“…None of the football players tried e-cigarettes, while half of the students from the other two groups did so, while around 13% of them used e-cigarettes in the last month. Another study performed among Romanian high school students (both girls and boys) in 2013 found a prevalence of e-cigarette use during lifetime and in the last month of 28.9% and 3%, but e-cigarette experimentation and use among adolescents is rising in several countries [21]. None of the football players declared consumption of alcohol drinks at least once a week, while the percentage of the other two groups who did so varied between 7% and 24%, depending on the type of alcohol drink.…”

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Differences regarding health risk behaviours between sport club participants and non-participants among Romanian high school students - Review

Trifescu¹,

Stan²,

Lotrean³

2017

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This study focused on assessment of health risk behaviours among Romanian high school boys from Cluj-Napoca, Romania and to the best of our knowledge is the first Romanian study which makes a clear distinction between three categories of participants: high school boys involved in intense sport training and competition (football players), high school boys participating at least once per week in a sport club (sport club participants) and the male high school students who do not do participate at least once per week in a club sport (sport club non-participants). A cross sectional study was performed among 113 male high school students aged 15-18 from grades IX-XI of three high schools from Cluj-Napoca (31sport club participants, 82 sport club non-participants) as well as among 40 male high school students 15 to 18 years old, participating in a competition football club from the city (football players). Health risk behaviours were assessed through means of anonymous questionnaires. The results show that both football players and sport club participants had statistically significant more involvement in physical activity and better nutritional habits when comparing with sport club non-participants-they had the tendency to eat more frequent the breakfast, fruits and vegetables, while eating less frequent sweets. With regard to smoking and alcohol use as well as violence related behaviour, no significant differences were found between sport club participants and non-participants, while football players behaved differently than the other two groups with regard to several issues; smoking, electronic cigarette use and alcohol use were less frequent among football players, but they were more frequent exposed to verbal aggression as well as to offended messages sent by phone or social media platforms. This article presents an exploratory study which shows several differences with regard to health risk behaviours of Romanian high school boys based on their involvement in different types of sport training, offering information for guiding future research and health education in this field.

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“…Estelle Dauchy 1 , Olga Knorre 2 1 Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, United States, 2 Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, Portugal Objective To present and assess regulations related to NGP (E-Cigs and HTP) in Eastern Europe; To question and discuss what model / position we think is best (at least in the short term). Panelists will present and share perspectives on the feasibility of tax policy and on the material needed to support policy (data / research).…”

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Role of e-cigarette experimentation on the transition to daily smoking among French ever smokers aged 17: results from the ESCAPAD survey

Chyderiotis¹,

Benmarhnia²,

Legleye³

et al. 2019

Tob. Prev. Cessation

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Opinions and practices regarding electronic cigarette use among Romanian high school students

Abstract: Health education programmes and regulatory interventions addressing e-cigarettes are needed in Romania. More research is necessary on how to develop effective public health messages.

Cited by 15 publications

References 14 publications

Home- and Car-Based Rules in Foster Care Settings to Reduce Exposure to Secondhand Smoke: Before and after Romanian National Clean Air Legislation

Home- and Car-Based Rules in Foster Care Settings to Reduce Exposure to Secondhand Smoke: Before and after Romanian National Clean Air Legislation

Differences regarding health risk behaviours between sport club participants and non-participants among Romanian high school students - Review

Role of e-cigarette experimentation on the transition to daily smoking among French ever smokers aged 17: results from the ESCAPAD survey

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