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@article{El:2022:10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059068,
author = {El, Asmar M and Laverty, A and Vardavas, C and Filippidis, F},
doi = {10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059068},
journal = {BMJ Open},
title = {How do Europeans quit using tobacco, e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products? A cross-sectional analysis in 28 European countries},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059068},
volume = {12},
year = {2022}
}

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AB  - Objectives: While smoking tobacco remains a substantial cause of harm in Europe, novel products such as electronic cigarettes or e-cigarettes (ECs) and heated tobacco products (HTPs) have entered the market recently. While debate still persists over the role of these novel products, they are now in widespread use. This study aimed to explore the prevalence and methods of attempts to quit EC and HTP.Setting: We analysed the 2020 Eurobarometer survey, which collected data in 28 European countries.Participants: A representative sample of individuals residing in these countries aged ≥15 years.Primary and secondary: outcome measures Multilevel regression analyses were performed to assess differences in quit attempts and cessation methods among tobacco smokers and exclusive EC/HTP users separately.Results: 51.1% of current tobacco smokers and 27.1% of exclusive EC or HTP users reported having ever made a quit attempt. The majority of former and current smokers (75.8%) who made a quit attempt did so unassisted, with 28.8% reporting at least one attempt using a cessation aid. The most popular cessation aids were nicotine replacement therapy or other medication (13.4%) and ECs (11.3%). 58.8% of exclusive EC or HTP users who had made a quit attempt did so unassisted, with 39.5% reporting the use of a cessation aid.Conclusion: Most EC and HTP users in Europe try to quit unassisted, although more of them report the use of a cessation aid compared with tobacco smokers. Cessation support services should take into consideration the increasing numbers of users of EC and HTP who may be trying to quit.
AU  - El,Asmar M
AU  - Laverty,A
AU  - Vardavas,C
AU  - Filippidis,F
DO  - 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059068
PY  - 2022///
SN  - 2044-6055
TI  - How do Europeans quit using tobacco, e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products? A cross-sectional analysis in 28 European countries
T2  - BMJ Open
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059068
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/96890
VL  - 12
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