Prevalence of e-cigarette use and its association with knowledge and attitudes among palestinian medical students and physicians: a cross-sectional study
Maaweya Jabareen, Mousa Humeedat, Wasef Alhroub, Ahmad Fasfoos, Hisham AlBakri, Marah Ghassan Shareef, Dana Hussam Nairoukh, Raghad Majed Maraqa, Lara Naser Said, Ahmad Salameh, Mohammad Zatari, Farid K Abu Sham’a, Abdallah A Qawasmeh · 2026
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Maaweya Jabareen and colleagues survey e-cigarette use, knowledge, and attitudes among Palestinian medical students and physicians. Their 2026 cross-sectional study gathered 433 respondents from West Bank universities and teaching hospitals during November and December 2025. A set survey form, adapted from a proven tool, covered smoking habits plus knowledge and attitude scores.
About a third of participants currently used some tobacco or nicotine product, and 11.8 percent used e-cigarettes in the reported figures. Use ran far higher in men than women. Three quarters showed high knowledge, yet a quarter held positive attitudes toward vaping. Positive attitude strongly predicted current use in adjusted models, as did having close friends who smoke and spending long days at college. Half the vapers also smoked combustible products. The authors find the pattern worrying in future health professionals who should anchor tobacco control.
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| CREATOR | Maaweya Jabareen, Mousa Humeedat, Wasef Alhroub, Ahmad Fasfoos, Hisham AlBakri, Marah Ghassan Shareef, Dana Hussam Nairoukh, Raghad Majed Maraqa, Lara Naser Said, Ahmad Salameh, Mohammad Zatari, Farid K Abu Sham’a, Abdallah A Qawasmeh |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 47724 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |