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*Social media (77.4%) represented the primary source of information about e-cigarettes, followed by online (26.6%) and TV advertisements (9.8%) | *Social media (77.4%) represented the primary source of information about e-cigarettes, followed by online (26.6%) and TV advertisements (9.8%) | ||
*Only one-third of the respondents believed that e-smoking reduces the risk of cancer when used as an alternative to traditional cigarettes. | *Only one-third of the respondents believed that e-smoking reduces the risk of cancer when used as an alternative to traditional cigarettes. | ||
===2019: [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6820393/ E-cigarette use among medical students at Qassim University: Knowledge, perception, and prevalence]=== | |||
*Additionally, 44.9% of students believed that there is no reduction in cancer risk for e-cigarettes smokers. | |||
*41.9% of participants did not agree that e-cigarettes could help patients quit smoking, whereas the remaining participants 34.8% were not sure. | |||
*The majority of students who received information about e-cigarettes outside medical school said they got the information from social media 74.7%, followed by 9.2% from online advertising, 4.4% from television advertisements, 0.4% each from radio advertisements, billboard and/or public signs. Other sources included newspapers or magazines 3.1% and other mediums 7.9%. | |||
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