August 9, 2025HealthcareOpen Access

Patterns and Factors Associated with E-Cigarette Initiation and Transition Among University Students in Al-Madinah City, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Cross-sectional study reveals high e-cigarette prevalence and factors linked to cigarette smoking in university students.

E-cigarette use was prevalent among Saudi university students, with 11.7% of participants identified as current users.
Males exhibited significantly higher e-cigarette usage rates than females, with 20.9% of males versus 4.6% of females currently using e-cigarettes.
Multivariable logistic regression analyses identified male gender and current smoking as strong predictors for e-cigarette use among students.
Concerns arise from the high rates of nicotine use and susceptibility to future cigarette smoking, particularly among current e-cigarette users.

Alahmadi et al. (2025) studied this question.

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