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Perceptions and practices of UK GPs towards youth vaping: a questionnaire-based study

Elika Najafi, Devan Wasan, Yasmin Baker, Kristian Peters, Dhruv Vasooja, Maneth Warnapala and Mario Martínez-Jiménez
BJGP Open 6 February 2026; BJGPO.2025.0080. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2025.0080
Elika Najafi
1Imperial Business School, Imperial College London, London, UK
2University of Manchester School of Medicine, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Devan Wasan
1Imperial Business School, Imperial College London, London, UK
3Imperial College School of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
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Yasmin Baker
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Kristian Peters
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Mario Martínez-Jiménez
5Department of Health Policy, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
6Department of Economics and Public Policy, Imperial Business School, London, UK
7Centre for Health Economics and Policy Innovation, and Centre for Paediatrics and Child Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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    Table 1. Responses to questions relating to screening practices
    QuestionResponsePercentageFrequency
    How frequently do you ask adolescent and young adult patients about their e-cigarette status during consultations?All or most of the time23.9%68
    Sometimes45.4%129
    Rarely or never30.6%87
    How important do you think it is to enquire about adolescents, and young adults‚ e-cigarette status, separate from smoking status?Very important50.7%144
    Slightly important34.9%99
    Neutral10.9%31
    Slightly not important2.5%7
    Not important1.1%3
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    Table 2. Responses to questions relating to counselling practices
    QuestionResponsePercentageFrequency
    How frequently do adolescent and young adult patients ask for advice regarding e-cigarette use?All or most of the time1.8%5
    Sometimes7.7%22
    Rarely or never90.5%257
    If a patient is an e-cigarette user, how frequently do you actively advise or inform them about the health impacts of using e-cigarettes during consultations?All or most of the time27.5%78
    Sometimes43.0%122
    Rarely or never30.0%84
    How confident do you feel in your knowledge about the health effects of e-cigarette use?Very confident12.3%35
    Somewhat confident46.8%133
    Not confident at all40.8%116

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Perceptions and practices of UK GPs towards youth vaping: a questionnaire-based study
Elika Najafi, Devan Wasan, Yasmin Baker, Kristian Peters, Dhruv Vasooja, Maneth Warnapala, Mario Martínez-Jiménez
BJGP Open 6 February 2026; BJGPO.2025.0080. DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2025.0080

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Perceptions and practices of UK GPs towards youth vaping: a questionnaire-based study
Elika Najafi, Devan Wasan, Yasmin Baker, Kristian Peters, Dhruv Vasooja, Maneth Warnapala, Mario Martínez-Jiménez
BJGP Open 6 February 2026; BJGPO.2025.0080. DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2025.0080
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