<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><sec id="j_sjph-2017-0010_s_006_w2aab2b8b1b1b7b1aab1c15b1Aa"><h3>Background</h3><p>Different tobacco and related products, like waterpipe, e-cigarettes, are gaining popularity among adolescents in different countries; the data for Slovenia is currently limited. The purpose of this paper	is to present the latest data on the use of different tobacco and related products, with or without flavours, among 15-year old students in Slovenia.</p></sec><sec id="j_sjph-2017-0010_s_007_w2aab2b8b1b1b7b1aab1c15b2Aa"><h3>Methods</h3><p>Data for 15-year-old students were drawn from 2014 Slovene database of the cross-national survey Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children. The survey sample was selected with stratified two-stage sampling method. The survey was performed in schools with a self-administered web questionnaire. The survey questionnaire included international compulsory, selected optional and national questions, all on a variety of topics related to youth health behaviour.</p></sec><sec id="j_sjph-2017-0010_s_008_w2aab2b8b1b1b7b1aab1c15b3Aa"><h3>Results</h3><p>25.2% of 15-year-old students reported current (past 30-day) use of any tobacco related product, mainly cigarettes (93.1% of users), followed by waterpipe (11.7%) and cigars, cigarillos and pipes (9.4%). Exclusive use of unconventional products is low (5.1% of users). 85.5% of users of any product used one product, 48.5% of users used products with flavours. The use of different products, one or more products, and flavoured products was related to gender.</p></sec><sec id="j_sjph-2017-0010_s_009_w2aab2b8b1b1b7b1aab1c15b4Aa"><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>A comprehensive tobacco control and prevention must address all tobacco and related products.</p></sec></abstract>

BackgroundDifferent tobacco and related products, like waterpipe, e-cigarettes, are gaining popularity among adolescents in different countries; the data for Slovenia is currently limited. The purpose of this paper	is to present the latest data on the use of different tobacco and related products, with or without flavours, among 15-year old students in Slovenia.MethodsData for 15-year-old students were drawn from 2014 Slovene database of the cross-national survey Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children. The survey sample was selected with stratified two-stage sampling method. The survey was performed in schools with a self-administered web questionnaire. The survey questionnaire included international compulsory, selected optional and national questions, all on a variety of topics related to youth health behaviour.Results25.2% of 15-year-old students reported current (past 30-day) use of any tobacco related product, mainly cigarettes (93.1% of users), followed by waterpipe (11.7%) and cigars, cigarillos and pipes (9.4%). Exclusive use of unconventional products is low (5.1% of users). 85.5% of users of any product used one product, 48.5% of users used products with flavours. The use of different products, one or more products, and flavoured products was related to gender.ConclusionA comprehensive tobacco control and prevention must address all tobacco and related products.

The use of different tobacco and related products, with and without flavours, among 15-year-olds in Slovenia

National Institute of Public Health, Trubarjeva 2, 1000 Ljubljana,

Slovenian Journal of Public Health

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UPORABA RAZLIČNIH TOBAČNIH IN S TOBAKOM POVEZANIH IZDELKOV Z OKUSOM ALI BREZ NJEGA MED PETNAJSTLETNIKI V SLOVENIJI

BackgroundDifferent tobacco and related products, like waterpipe, e-cigarettes, are gaining popularity among adolescents in different countries; the data for...

The use of different tobacco and related products, with and without flavours, among 15-year-olds in Slovenia

Article Category: Original scientific article

Published Online: Feb 26, 2017

Page range: 74 - 81

Received: Jan 12, 2016

Accepted: Aug 29, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjph-2017-0010

Keywords
smoking, tobacco, adolescents

© National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The use of different tobacco and related products, with and without flavours, among 15-year-olds in Slovenia

Article Category: Original scientific article

Published Online: Feb 26, 2017

Page range: 74 - 81

Received: Jan 12, 2016

Accepted: Aug 29, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjph-2017-0010

Keywordssmoking, tobacco, adolescents

© National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
smoking, tobacco, adolescents