MEDICO-SOCIAL PORTRAIT OF A SMOKER OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS FOR ELECTRONIC HEATING

Abstract

Aim. To describe the medico-social portrait of a smoker of tobacco products for electronic heating (TPEH) among the young population of the Lviv region. Materials and methods.  A single anonymous survey of 817 young people (from 18 to 45 years of age) living in the Lviv region was conducted. From among them, we singled out a focus group of 93 respondents who indicated that they use tobacco products for electronic heating Results. The average age of a consumer of TPEHs at which a smoker tried this tobacco product for the first time amounted to 16.00 (14.00; 18.00) years of age. More than half of the participants of the formed focus group, namely 56.99±5.13% smoke regularly. The largest percentage among the respondents, 61.29±5.05% of TPEH smokers, work on a permanent basis, and almost half of the respondents, 48.39±5.18%, indicated their income as "average". Half of the respondents (51.61±5.18%) do not hide smoking from their human environment. More than half of TPEH users report that their parents smoke. Also, about a half of the respondents of the focus group have more than 10 acquaintances and relatives who use the latest devices for tobacco consumption. Also, TPEH smokers are not limited to this source of nicotine, but use 2.0 (1.0; 2.5) tobacco products on average. Conclusions. The information obtained will be used in the development of a personalized model of prevention of the latest methods of tobacco consumption among the young population in the Lviv region.