Factors related to the level of awareness and behavior of e-cigarette smoking among high school students in Mueang District, Khon Kaen Province

Abstract

This research aims to study (1) the behavior of e-cigarette smoking of youths, (2) the level of knowledge about e-cigarettes of youths, and (3) the factors related to the level of awareness of e-cigarettes of high school youths studying in Mueang District, Khon Kaen Province. This research is quantitative research. The sample group is a group of high school youths studying in Mueang District, Khon Kaen Province, totaling 385 people. The questionnaire has a reliability score of 0.858. The statistics used for data analysis are frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, maximum and minimum values. The relationship between variables is explained using Chi-square statistics by displaying a cross table. Then, the Contingency Coefficient (CC.) is used as an indicator of the level of relationship of the variables. The results of the study found that the majority of the sample group was male, accounting for 51.2 percent. The age of 17 years is 37.7 percent. Most of them are studying in high school in Mathayom 6 (36.1 percent). They have income from their parents or from their jobs. The average monthly income is 3743.61 baht. Most of them have never used e-cigarettes. 86.5 percent of the youth still use e-cigarettes. The reason for using them is that they just want to try smoking e-cigarettes, accounting for 51.0 percent. Most of the youth buy e-cigarettes from stores that sell them. 51.0 percent. And Awareness Level of E-cigarettes Among Youth, knowledge Level Most respondents have a high level of knowledge about e-cigarettes. Attitude Level Most respondents have a moderate attitude towards e-cigarettes. Awareness Level: Most respondents demonstrate a high level of overall awareness on various issues related to e-cigarettes And The relationship with the level of awareness, but only 8 variables were related to the level of awareness, namely, monthly income, the use of e-cigarettes, the reasons for using e-cigarettes, the frequency of using e-cigarettes, the channels for purchasing e-cigarettes, knowledge of the law, knowledge of the effects, and attitudes and opinions, and all of these have a relatively low relationship.