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Zhang QC, Courtney-Long EA, Sinclair LB, et al. State-specific prevalence of current e-cigarette use by disability status and disability type-United States, BRFSS 2016-2018. Disabil Health J. 2021;15(1):101182doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2021.101182.
Zhang, Q. C., Courtney-Long, E. A., Sinclair, L. B., Reese, S., Armour, B. S., & Shapira, S. K. (2022). State-specific prevalence of current e-cigarette use by disability status and disability type-United States, BRFSS 2016-2018. Disability and health journal, 15(1), 101182. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2021.101182
Zhang, Qing C, et al. "State-specific prevalence of current e-cigarette use by disability status and disability type-United States, BRFSS 2016-2018." Disability and health journal vol. 15,1 (2022): 101182. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2021.101182
Zhang QC, Courtney-Long EA, Sinclair LB, Reese S, Armour BS, Shapira SK. State-specific prevalence of current e-cigarette use by disability status and disability type-United States, BRFSS 2016-2018. Disabil Health J. 2022 Jan;15(1):101182. doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2021.101182. Epub 2021 Aug 08. PMID: 34391714.
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Disabil Health J. 2022 Jan;15(1):101182. doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2021.101182. Epub 2021 Aug 08.

State-specific prevalence of current e-cigarette use by disability status and disability type-United States, BRFSS 2016-2018.

Disability and health journal

Qing C Zhang, Elizabeth A Courtney-Long, Lisa B Sinclair, Sierra Reese, Brian S Armour, Stuart K Shapira

Affiliations

  1. Division of Human Development and Disability, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia. Electronic address: [email protected].
  2. Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
  3. Division of Human Development and Disability, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
  4. Office of the Director, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.

PMID: 34391714 DOI: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2021.101182

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States. The tobacco product landscape has diversified to include electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes). Adults with disabilities are more likely than adults without disabilities to smoke cigarettes, but within the current body of literature, there is limited information on the use of e-cigarettes among adults with disabilities.

OBJECTIVE: To assess overall and state-specific prevalence of current e-cigarette use among adults by disability status, disability type, sex, and age.

METHODS: Disability was defined as having serious difficulty with vision, hearing, mobility, cognition, or any difficulty with self-care or independent living. The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System cross-sectional survey data (2016-2018; n = 1,150,775) were used to estimate state and District of Columbia prevalence of current e-cigarette use among adults (aged ≥18 years) with and without disabilities, overall and by disability type, sex, and age group.

RESULTS: Median prevalence of current e-cigarette use was higher among adults with than without disabilities (6.5% vs. 4.3%, P < 0.05). Among adults with disabilities, use varied from 2.5% in DC to 10.0% in Colorado; median use was highest among those with cognitive disabilities (10.0%) and those aged 18-24 years (18.7%).

CONCLUSIONS: Prevalence of current e-cigarette use was higher among adults with than without disabilities and varied across states by disability status, type, and age group. The findings underscore the need to monitor e-cigarette use among adults with disabilities and specifically include them in tobacco control policies and programs addressing e-cigarette use.

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Keywords: Adults; BRFSS; Disabilities; E-cigarettes; Surveillance

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