Vape Store Density and Proximity to School in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia

 

Student of Public Health Undergraduate Study Program, Ni Komang Widiantari” who graduated in 2022 under the guidance of dr. Putu Ayu Swandewi, MPH, Ph. D and research team Ni Made Dian Kurniasari, SKM, MPH and dr. IGMG Surya Chandra Trapika, M.Sc, Ph.D has successfully published his paper entitled "Vape Store Density and Proximity to School in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia" in the journal BMJ Tobacco Control, indexed Scopus Q1 with an Impact Factor of 5.2.

In line with the global trend, the use of e-cigarettes in Indonesia has increased.

Using the QGIS 3.18.1 tool, a geographic mapping of all e-cigarette shops in Denpasar City was carried out, followed by a survey of e-cigarette sellers. The research team mapped 122 e-cigarette shops in Denpasar City with a density of 1.56 per km2 l of residential area, 0.16 shops per 1,000 population and 1.06 shops per 1,000 youth population. More than a quarter of all schools (28.3%) and universities (25.6%) have at least 1 e-cigarette shop within a 250 meter radius. Of the 107 e-cigarette sellers interviewed, almost half (43.9%) reported selling e-cigarettes to children under 18 years of age.

The existence of e-cigarette shops has contributed to the increase in the use of these products, especially without any minimum age limit to buy. The government should immediately ban sales to children and adolescents, regulate advertising, promotion and sponsorship and ban the use of e-cigarettes in areas where conventional smoking is prohibited

 

For details, see https://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/early/2023/08/04/tc-2023-058037