Ngokusho kwabacwaningi e-UTHalth e-Austin, eTexas, ama-flavour akhona kugwayi kanye ne-e-cigarettes angakhuphula ukusetshenziswa phakathi kwentsha futhi ikakhulukazi intsha. Ukumaketha okukhona kule mikhiqizo nakho kuyabuzwa.
NGAPHANDLE KWE-FLAVOURS, UKUSETYENZISWA KWE-E-CIGARETT AKUBEKE KUBALULEKILE KAKHULU!
Ocwaningweni lwe-UTHalth olushicilelwe kujenali “ Isayensi Yokulawula Ugwayi kwatholakala ukuthi phakathi nezinsuku ze-30 ezedlule, ukusetshenziswa kwemikhiqizo kagwayi kanye ne-e-cigarettes enambithekayo kwaphakanyiswa phakathi kwentsha kanye nabantu abadala abasha eTexas. Imiphumela yayisekelwe ezimpendulweni ezivela ku-2 yentsha engu-483 kuya ku-12 kanye ne-17 abantu abadala abasha abaneminyaka engu-4 kuya ku-326 emadolobheni amane aseTexas: Houston, Dallas/Fort Worth, San Antonio, nase-Austin.
UMelissa B. Harrell, uprofesa ohlangene emnyangweni we-epidemiology, izakhi zofuzo zabantu, kanye nesayensi yezemvelo e-UTHealth School of Public Health e-Austin uthi, " Ucwaningo lwethu lwakhela phezu kwendikimba ekhulayo yobufakazi obuphakamisa ukusetshenziswa kwezinambitheka emikhiqizweni kagwayi kanye nogwayi we-elekthronikhi kukhanga intsha kanye nabantu abadala. Okumangaza kakhulu ukuthi ngaphambi kwalokhu, akekho owayeke wabuza intsha lo mbuzo: Ukube bekungasekho ukunambitheka kule mikhiqizo, ubungaqhubeka nokuyisebenzisa? »
Kulabo ababike ukuthi basebenzisa i-e-cigarettes, I-98,6% yentsha et I-95,2% yabantu abadala abasha eTexas uthe ugwayi wabo wokuqala we-e-cigarette wawunandisiwe. Uma ama-flavour ayengekho, I-77,8% yentsha et I-73,5% yabantu abadala abasha bathi ngeke bawasebenzise. Kulinganiselwa ukuthi kunezinhlobo ezingaphezu kuka-7 zama-e-cigarette flavour emakethe. Eziningi zazo zimnandi futhi zinambitheka njengesithelo noma ama-dessert. Ngoba UMelissa B. Harrell « Ukunambitha kuyisici esibalulekile, lawa ma-flavour afihla ukunambitheka kukagwayi, okunganambitha kanzima".
UKUKHANGISA KUNENDIMA EBALULEKILE PHAKATHI KWABANTU ABASHA
Ocwaningweni lwesibili, abacwaningi babona ukuthi ukukhangisa kungadlala indima ebalulekile ekusetshenzisweni kukagwayi we-elekthronikhi phakathi kwentsha. Ngokusho kwabacwaningi, kusukela ngo-2011 kuya ku-2013, izikhangiso ezikhuthaza ugwayi we-elekthronikhi kuthelevishini zikhuphuke ngaphezu kuka-250% futhi zafinyelela entsheni engaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-24. Ngo-2014, abafundi abangu-70% e-United States babebone isikhangiso sikagwayi we-elekthronikhi kungaba kuthelevishini, esitolo, ku-inthanethi noma kumagazini.
Lolu cwaningo lwesibili lubonisa ukuthi abantu abasha baseTexas ababona isikhangiso se-e-cigarette kungenzeka ukuthi basisebenzise esikhathini esizayo. NgokweNhlolovo Kazwelonke Kagwayi Yentsha ka-2015, abafundi abacishe babe yizigidi ezi-3 basezikoleni ezimaphakathi nezikole eziphakeme ezweni lonke bebengabasebenzisi bakagwayi be-elekthronikhi.
UTHealth School of Public Health ababambisene nababhali ezifundweni bahlanganisa uCheryl L. Perry, Ph.D.; U-Nicole E. Nicksic, Ph.D.; Adriana Perez, Ph.D.; kanye noChristian D. Jackson, MS Alexandra Loukas, Ph.D.; Keryn E. Pasch, Ph.D., neKolishi Lezemfundo eNyuvesi yaseTexas e-Austin; kanye no-C. Nathan Marti, Ph.D., neSikole Somsebenzi Wezenhlalakahle e-University of Texas e-Austin nabo banikele ezifundweni.
Umthombo : Eurekalert.org
