challenge in India despite ban by the government, which were aimed at
protecting youth from vaping-related harms. The report states that those
with higher levels of education are among those most likely to vape.The study conducted by researchers from The George Institute for Global
Health aimed to “examine educated young adults’ e-cigarette-related
attitudes and behaviors and their support for various e-cigarette control
policies.”
The findings have been published in the journal Preventive Medicine
Reports, which states that a low prevalence of daily vaping was found among
educated young adults, and tobacco use was strongly associated with
e-cigarette use in this group.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) around 27 % of the
Indian population uses tobacco in some form and India’s massive population
makes it the largest tobacco market in the world. India is one of the only
countries that has completely banned the sale of e-cigarettes.
Researchers surveyed 840 tertiary-educated young adults based on
demographic characteristics, e-cigarette and tobacco use, beliefs about
e-cigarettes, exposure to e-cigarette advertising, sources of access to
e-cigarettes.
Analysis revealed that 23% reported using e-cigarettes, 70% reported using
tobacco, and 8% were dual users of both e-cigarettes and tobacco.
