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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1: Introduction
CHAPTER 3: Methodology 11
Acknowledgement 17
Documentation 18
Bibliography 19-20
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CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION
Smoking tobacco increases the health risk of the people, that around
five million die yearly according to Fernando-Callo & Dajime (2016). It impairs
the respiratory and cardiovascular system that may cause to death. And that
leads to a new invention called e-cigarettes created by Herbert A. Gilbert from
Beaver Falls, PA in 1967. To solve the rampant problem of the unrestrained
used of tobacco that is harmful to the body, he formulate this product that
made vaping popular. This invention is a non-tobacco cigarette device called
e-cigarette assert to bypass many of the health risks of tobacco smoking. This
invention has been in demand and trendy towards the cigarette smokers, as
an alternative way to lessen their addiction from the tobacco or cigarettes. As
vaping saw improvements to their cardiovascular health, according to a recent
British study conducted to the chronic smokers.
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really illegal to sell tobacco cigarettes to the underage. As this law prohibit
minors to participate in those toxic substance produce by the tobacco, but still
it did not stop some minors to explore this kind of bad activity by using those
e-cigarettes. Those e-cigarettes are battery powered devices that work by
heating a liquid into an aerosol that the user inhales and exhales, usually
contains nicotine, propylene glycol, and other chemicals. As the product easily
gaining popularity and it was also marketed as safer to use than tobacco,
then, many minors are also encouraged to try it as they want to discover that
product. Not knowing that e-cigarettes could still cause lung-related deaths
and illnesses according to Department of Health (DOH).
Not only the chain smokers are interested by the product but also
those teenagers who don’t smoke from tobacco are also influenced by the
marketing strategy of the product that it is safer to use this than those
dangerous tobacco. And these e-cigarettes will be the opening gate for the
teenagers into smoking cigarettes. DOH are taking this issue seriously on how
many teenagers are greatly influenced by those product, that they plan to put
the taxes higher on e-cigarettes. Later part of this research study, will explain
why e-cigarettes are in demands among minors and how it can affect to their
health and what are the outcomes of these trends in our country, specifically
in the locality of Don Carlos, Bukidnon.
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OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
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This study sought to determine the perception of minors from the locality of
Don Carlos about the increase in demands of e-cigarette.
This study aimed to determine the perception of minors from the locality of
Don Carlos about the increase in demands of e-cigarette.
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CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
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The literature review of this study, addressing the increase in demands
of e-cigarette among the minors, includes varied scopes to be discussed in
order to understand more the problem regarding the use of minors of e-
cigarette products. In this chapter, varied reasons of minors in using e-
cigarette were discussed from different authors. Reasons, effects and ways
are enumerated to assess the perception of minors and what other factors
could have been influenced the minors to use e-cigarette.
Electronic cigarettes are new products that have not been adequately
studied. The toxicity of nicotine is known, but many other things are unknown.
There is limited information about the effects of nicotine, as delivered through
electronic nicotine delivery systems, on lung function. Users of electronic
cigarettes may inhale differently than smokers of combustible cigarettes. The
nicotine effect partly results from the temperature to which it is heated.
Electronic nicotine delivery systems continue to make nicotine available as
long as the user is inhaling it. Since nicotine satisfaction may depend on the
rate of absorption, a delay in its effects on the brain could result in overdosing.
The safety of inhaled flavorings is largely unknown. Products approved for
flavoring food cannot be assumed to be safe if inhaled. Lethal bronchiolitis
obliterans developed in workers at a microwave-popcorn plant who inhaled
the butter flavoring, diacetyl. Workers at flavoring manufacturing facilities had
respiratory symptoms and lung function abnormalities related to their
work. Asthma can arise from exposure to food flavoring. E-cigarette are one
of the world's fastest growing products and have overtaken traditional
cigarette use among school children in a recent United States government
survey. In the survey of US government they found that electronic cigarettes
are on pace to become more popular than combustible cigarettes in the not
too distant future (Schraufangel, 2015).
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E-cigarette vapor contains many of the known harmful toxins of
traditional cigarettes, such as formaldehyde, cadmium, and lead, even though
usually at a reduced percentage. However, short- and long-term health
implications on e-cigarette users remain foggy. E-cigarette marketing is of
particular concern, because is creating
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and healthier than conventional tobacco cigarettes, whereas their safety and
their potential role in smoking cessation is still a matter of ongoing debate. It is
a common assumption that adolescents have higher rates of impulsivity, and
therefore proclivity of adopting dangerous behaviors, rather than other age
groups. Marketing, especially through social media, has a salient role in
vaping promotion among adolescents; whereas retail stores are a prominent
source of e-cigarette display. Four Scottish communities participated in a
recent observational study in which a potential concern has emerged due to
the placement of e-cigarettes, in 36% of stores, near to products popular to
children. E-cigarettes are often marketed and displayed on countertops near
till points and next to products of particular interest to children and
adolescents; this may lead to the embracing of e-cigarettes as a broadly used
and accepted product. However, several US jurisdictions have passed laws
that increased the minimum age of sale for all tobacco products, including e-
cigarettes, to 21 years old so that minors can’t buy it (Perikleous et at., 2018).
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school students and young adults who use two or more tobacco products, a
majority use both e-cigarettes and burned tobacco products. Burned tobacco
products like cigarettes are responsible for the overwhelming majority of
tobacco-related deaths and disease in the United States. Nicotine exposure
during adolescence, a critical period for brain development, can cause
addiction and can harm the developing brain (US Department of Health and
Human Services, n.d.).
Vaping is the act of inhaling and exhaling the vapor produced by the
heated nicotine liquid (often called “juice”) of an electronic cigarette (e-
cigarette or e-cig), vape pen, or personal vaporizer. It’s also commonly called
Juuling (pronounced jewel-ing). Some known risks of vaping are: E-cigarettes
contain high levels of nicotine. The nicotine content of one Juul pod is
equivalent to one pack of cigarettes. Because of these high nicotine levels,
vaping is extremely addictive — and teens are already more susceptible to
addiction than adults because their brains are still developing, which makes
them more likely to habituate to using drugs and alcohol. Addiction can impact
the ability to focus. Dr. Taskiran has observed this with the adolescents he
works with, who report that vaping initially increases their alertness and
attention, but then experience a decrease in attention span. The study found
that vaping does, in fact, cause lung irritation akin to that seen in smokers and
people with lung disease and causes damage to vital immune system cells
(Martinelli, n.d.).
Harvey (2016) argued that e-cigarette use increases the risk for
contracting a variety of diseases and health conditions, including lung,
bladder, colorectal, esophageal, kidney, larynx, mouth, throat and other
cancers, respiratory infections, diabetes and coronary heart disease. Risk
levels increase steadily with the number
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with cumulative toxic effects on microvasculature that contribute to hair loss,
skin wrinkling and the risk for erectile dysfunction. Smoking e-cigarette and
exposure to second-hand smoke are harmful at all stages of life, starting
before birth. Some health effects can last a lifetime, and parents and
caregivers should be made aware of health risks and ways to reduce or avoid
them. Guidance for parents and families must be personalized to age and
context and provide messaging that is specifically meaningful for them. For
prevention to be successful, the health care provider’s focus should be family-
centred. Rather than concentrating on preventing smoking vape initiation in a
child or youth, consider informing parents about the positive effects of
smoking cessation during pregnancy and the first years of their child’s life.
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E-cigarette use among middle schoolers increased by 48 percent and
among high schoolers by 78 percent, according to the U.S. Centers for
Disease Control. More than a quarter of all high school students are frequent
e-cigarette users, with 28 percent vaping more than 20 times per month. To
get minors stop vaping schools should implement policies aimed at reducing
vaping in school, such as employing bathroom monitors and imposing
consequences like suspension or even expulsion. But these measures may
not be enough, especially if your teenager is becoming a more frequent and
addicted user. If you suspect your teen
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parents should do. Get your teenager talking, Weave in the facts, Appeal to
their desire to be their own boss. Help your teen get help (Gordon, n.d.).
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CHAPTER III: METHODOLOGY
This study uses survey method to obtain the needed data and to
determine the perception of minors in the locality of Don Carlos, Bukidnon
regarding the increase in demands of e-cigarette products. This is to get the
general perception of the said group. This is to figure out what is/are the
reasons of the minors on why they are using e-cigarette, to determine the
negative effects of this particular product, and to list the possible ways on how
can we reduce the minors from using those products. Minors from the said
locality were asked to fill in a survey questionnaire consists of 13 questions in
order to determine the factors and their reason behind why they are using e-
cigarette whether it is a product of addiction and/or some other
circumstances.
There are 30 respondents of this study they are minors from the
locality of Don Carlos, Bukidnon, each of them were given survey
questionnaire and were asked different types of questions: what are the
reasons of the increase in demands of e-cigarette among minors; what are
the negative effects of e-cigarettes among minors; and what are the possible
ways on how can we reduce the minors from using those products. This is to
determine how they feel about using the e-cigarette product. All appropriately
fulfilled questionnaires were retrieved, prepared, organized, and compiled for
analysis of data.
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CHAPTER IV: PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF
DATA
This chapter will point out the presentation, analysis and interpretation
of the data gathered from the respondents of the study - the minors from the
locality of Don Carlos, Bukidnon, who were using e-cigarettes. The data
analysis and findings from 30 questionnaires completed by those underage
participants. The purpose of this study was to identify the reasons of the
increasing demands of e-cigarette among minors in the locality of Don Carlos,
Bukidnon.
Nowadays, mostly males aged 15-18 years old are using e-cigarettes
without knowing that it is considered as smoking. It may affect their body
negatively. Minors who are using e-cigarette, majority of them are non-
smoker, which means users of e-cigarettes, especially teenagers are to have
a tendency to use tobacco. As e-cigarettes may be a gateway to conventional
smoking. According to our survey, 76% of the minors claimed that they are
non-smoker before using e-cigarettes. There are many factors why minors
tend to use e-cigarettes, but we only choose the most reasonable cause.
These are the following.
Factors Percentage
It’s a trend. 11.11%
To look cool. 5.56%
It’s better than tobacco. 22.22%
To try something new. 14.44%
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To help relax. 18.89%
My friends are using it. 27.78%
Precentage
3%
30%
As we can see in the pie chart, friends are more influential that caused
the minors to engage themselves in such activity of their friends, which is
using e-cigarette. That is why many minors in the locality of Don Carlos,
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Bukidnon, using it that led to the increase in demands of e-cigarette in this
town. The higher percentage is the friends (67%), next is the self (30%), and
lastly, family (3%).
Summary
The purpose of this study was to analyze the reasons of why minors
are using e-cigarette, what are the reasons and who. We conducted a survey
to determine the different factors and reasons that caused minors to use this
products.
Conclusion
The study assessed that minors in the locality of Don Carlos, Bukidnon,
are using e-cigarettes, especially males, aged 15-18 years old, and
associated by peer pressure caused by their friends. As their friends
influenced their decision either positively or negatively. But, in the case
of the using of e-cigarette, it is 14
negatively. E-cigarettes are in demand
today because it is better than tobacco but because of this, there are a
lot of minors wanting to try this product, since it is said to be most safe
than tobacco cigarette. As many uses this kind of product, as it is
exploding in popularity, adults- smoker and non-smoker engaged to
this product, as it can also convinced minors to use it. Minors who
were non-smokers may be converted into a tobacco smoker because
using e-cigarette, it’s a gateway to conventional smoke. Since
teenagers are curios of things like smoking tobacco, so, as an
alternative way they try to use e-cigarette. If many teenagers will
continue to use e-cigarette, there might be a high tendency of using e-
cigarette in this locality will be normal in the eyes of the teenagers and
might convince others to try those product as everyone is using it. We
are now in the 21st century, where advance technology are present,
where society are changing into more wild and convenient era. People
do what they want or pleased to do, so the teenagers also. In
conclusion, e-cigarette must be heavily regulated, as mostly minors are
engaged to it.It is for parents, to take good care, and guide their
children, especially males to understand more how life is important and
that in trying and exploring things, there is a limit.
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RECOMMENDATION
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To be able to finish a research paper isn’t easy. Difficulty since factors
capacity matters. The researchers faced a lot of troubles along the process of
making. Therefore the researcher suggest to the next set of researchers that
they should choose a feasible topic that they are familiar or for them to easily
predict the flow of the study since wise choosing of topic a great factor.
the resources wisely and one thing that should not be forgotten is to always
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
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We, the researchers would like to extend our gratitude to all those
persons who in one way or another, helped made this research or study a
successful one.
First and foremost, to our loving and Omnipotent God, our Almighty
Father, who granted us the blessings and guidance to be able to finish the
study despite all the struggles and difficulties we met along the road.
And to our dear great parents, who provided us the financial and moral
support for us to be able to finish the study as well as certain persons like
friends who help just as well as the others.
From the bottom of our hearts, thank you to all who rendered a helping
hand may it be financial or moral support. We wouldn’t be successful without
your support.
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DOCUMENTATION
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