Initial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on tobacco use among college students in California.

IF 1.6 4区医学 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Journal of American College Health Pub Date : 2025-02-01 Epub Date: 2023-07-24 DOI:10.1080/07448481.2023.2232458

Bhagvat J Maheta, Afroze Khan, Samantha Skinner, Melanie S Dove

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Objective: To evaluate the change in tobacco use by college students in California during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants: Young adults (18-24 years) currently enrolled in a California college or university (N = 212). Methods: Students recruited through social media posts and by student tobacco advocate members completed an online survey of 59 questions in Spring 2021. Results: Almost 80% of current tobacco users reported a change in tobacco use during the pandemic. Most current tobacco users who changed their tobacco use reported an increase in use during the pandemic (43.2%) and 38.7% reported a decrease in use. Conclusion: As a result of COVID-19, many college students changed their tobacco use. As students return to campus and COVID-19 regulations are lifted, this may be an ideal time for prevention and cessation messages, which could include information on health risks associated with tobacco and e-cigarette use, and healthy methods for stress reduction.

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COVID-19 大流行对加利福尼亚州大学生烟草使用的初步影响。

目的评估 COVID-19 大流行期间加利福尼亚州大学生烟草使用的变化情况。参与者：目前在加州大专院校就读的年轻人（18-24 岁）（N = 212）。方法：通过社交媒体帖子招募学生：通过社交媒体帖子和学生烟草倡导者成员招募的学生在 2021 年春季完成了一份包含 59 个问题的在线调查。结果近 80% 的现有烟草使用者表示在大流行期间改变了烟草使用。大多数改变了烟草使用的现有烟草使用者表示在大流行期间增加了烟草使用（43.2%），38.7%的人表示减少了烟草使用。结论：由于 COVID-19，许多大学生改变了烟草使用。随着学生重返校园和 COVID-19 条例的取消，这可能是进行预防和戒烟宣传的理想时机，其中可包括与烟草和电子烟使用相关的健康风险信息以及健康的减压方法。

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期刊介绍： Binge drinking, campus violence, eating disorders, sexual harassment: Today"s college students face challenges their parents never imagined. The Journal of American College Health, the only scholarly publication devoted entirely to college students" health, focuses on these issues, as well as use of tobacco and other drugs, sexual habits, psychological problems, and guns on campus, as well as the students... Published in cooperation with the American College Health Association, the Journal of American College Health is a must read for physicians, nurses, health educators, and administrators who are involved with students every day.