Healthcare Provider Screening for Tobacco Product and Electronic Cigarette Use Among Youth in the United States

Purpose: Healthcare providers play a critical role in curbing youth tobacco use through screening and counseling. Current rates of tobacco use screening by healthcare providers among US youth Methods: We used 2020 National Youth Tobacco Survey data to examine the prevalence of healthcare provider screening for tobacco and e-cigarette use among US youth. Using multivariable logistic regression, we examined the factors associated with being screened for tobacco use. ported e-cigarette-specific screening. The odds of tobacco use screening were lower among males (c) 2022 Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. All rights reserved.

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The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of tobacco use screening by healthcare providers among US youth using 2020 National Youth Tobacco Survey data. The results showed that the odds of tobacco use screening were lower among males.