ArticlePublic health in practice (Oxford, England)2024
The global prevalence of E-cigarettes in youth: A comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis.
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35 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Prevalence of Electronic Cigarette use in Latin America and the Caribbean: A systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of community health · 2026Pooled it
- Health Effects from Secondhand Exposure to E-Cigarettes: A Systematic Review of Peer-Reviewed Articles from 2004-2024.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Pooled it
- The role of sweet/fruit-flavored disposable electronic cigarettes on early nicotine initiation - a systematic review.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
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- Metabolic disruption associated with e-cigarette vaping and secondhand exposure: Urinary metabolomics evidence from a Thai population.Toxicology reports · 2026Article
- Perspectives of Turkish family physicians in Istanbul about e-cigarettes as smoking cessation aids: a cross-sectional survey study.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2026Article
- Dual E-Cigarette Users Show Nicotine Addiction Risk Alleles and Nuclear Abnormalities in Oral Epithelial Cells.Advances in respiratory medicine · 2026Article
- Spirometric Lung Function Among Smokers and Non-Smokers: A Cross-Sectional Study in University Students.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Effects of E-Liquid Formulations on Nicotine Vapor Pressure and Implications for Nicotine Delivery and Toxicity.Toxics · 2026Article
- Short-term outcomes of Quebec's ban on flavoured vaping products on adolescent electronic cigarette use: a 2022-2024 COMPASS longitudinal analysis.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2026Article
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- Traditional and Electronic Cigarette Usage Patterns, Dependence, and Perceptions Among Ajman University Students.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Prevalence and patterns of e-cigarette use among school-aged adolescents in Peru, 2024.Tobacco induced diseases · 2026Article
- Awareness and use of e-cigarettes among Filipino adults: evidence from the 2015 and 2021 Global Adult Tobacco Surveys.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Patterns of e-cigarette use by sex and age in Thailand: The National Health Examination Survey 2024-2025.Tobacco induced diseases · 2026Article
- E-cigarette use and associated factors among adolescents and young adults in northern Thailand: evidence from a population-based household survey.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Knowledge and attitudes toward e-cigarette smoking among health and non-health science students: A cross-sectional study.Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2026Article
- Trends in adolescent cigarette smoking in Czechia: findings from the HBSC study 2014-2022.Central European journal of public health · 2025Article
- Use of Electronic Cigarettes and Associated Factors Among Public High School Students in Vietnam.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2025Article
- How e-cigarettes compromise children's human rights.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2025Article
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Abstract
Objectives: Smoking, especially cigarettes, is known as one of the most common social and health problems among people. E-cigarettes are another form of tobacco that has been an ordinary daily occurrence.Study Design: systematic review and meta-analysis. Methods: Systematic searching of databases was performed in Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, Science Direct, MagIran, IranDoc, SID and Google search engine based on the PRISMA 2020 guideline. This search was conducted by the end of May 2021. Following full-text assessments, the related data were extracted from the papers. Newcastle-Ottawa scale was also used to evaluate the quality of methodology of the articles. Finally, study analysis was performed using Comprehensive Meta-Analysis software (version 2) based on the random effect model. Results: Global prevalence of E-cigarette in younger individuals was 16.8 (95 % CI: 10.6-25.6) and 4.8 (95 % CI: 3-7.6) in the Ever and Current modes of E-cigarette, respectively. We also found that E-cigarettes were used more common in young boys than young girls in both Ever and Current modes. In young boys, the prevalence of E-cigarette were 18.8 (95 % CI: 8.4-36.8) and 4.9 (95 % CI: 3-8) in both modes of Ever and Current, respectively. In young girls, these factors were 9.9 (95 % CI: 5-18.6) and 1.6 (95 % CI: 1-3.1) in both modes of Ever and Current, respectively. Conclusions: The global prevalence of e-cigarettes among young people, especially young boys, is increasing. Based on this, the prevention and management of the damage of this social phenomenon requires comprehensive global study, planning and policy.
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