Authors : Sittie Johainne R. Mangontra; Rica Marturillas; Arian Mae Noromor; Ian C. Abordo; Armelyn Grace M. Maghanoy; Donna Belle P. Sumugat

Volume/Issue : Volume 9 - 2024, Issue 8 - August

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/IJISRT24AUG438

Abstract : Background and Aim Understanding users’ perspectives, duration of use, and stages of change related to smoking cessation is crucial for informing effective interventions.  Design We employed a correlational design and used questionnaires to collect data from 120 e-cigarette users in Iligan City. Respondents were divided into two groups based on smoking cessation stage categories: action and maintenance.  Results Respondents generally held positive views of e- cigarettes as a smoking cessation tool. Nearly 30% of the users transitioned from traditional cigarettes to e- cigarettes within six months. More than half of the respondents were actively taking steps to quit (action stage), while almost 46% had successfully quit and were in the maintenance stage. The study found no significant association between the perceptions of e-cigarette use as a tool for smoking cessation and the stage of change in smoking cessation, as well as between the duration of e- cigarette use and the stage of change in smoking cessation.  Conclusion Even if our findings suggest that perceptions on e- cigarette smoking and duration of e-cigarette use showed no significant association with smoking cessation stages of change, respondents revealed a leap by taking actions to quit traditional smoking.

Keywords : E-Cigarettes, Smoking Cessation, Perceptions, Duration of Use, Stages of Change, Public Health.

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