Table 3.
Practitioners opinions of available guidance on e-cigarettes
| % | |
|---|---|
|
2011 |
|
| Need more information (strongly agree/agree* vs neutral, disagree, strongly disagree) |
90.2 |
| Need more research (strongly agree/agree vs neutral, disagree, strongly disagree) |
91.0 |
|
2013 |
|
| Do you know about the MHRA announcement about regulating e-cigarettes? (yes vs no)** |
86.6 |
| The MHRA decision to regulate e-cigarettes is a positive step for public health (strongly agree/agree vs neutral, disagree, strongly disagree) |
81.3 |
| The MHRA decision means that all e-cigarettes are now licensed by the MHRA (true vs false)** |
18.7 |
| The MHRA decision to regulate e-cigarettes will deny smokers access to new novel nicotine devices (strongly agree/agree vs neutral, disagree, strongly disagree) |
16.3 |
| MHRA regulation of e-cigarettes will prohibit marketing to children (true vs false)** |
51.4 |
| How do you feel about companies that are subsidiaries of tobacco companies bringing medications to market? (strongly agree/agree vs neutral, disagree, strongly disagree) | 6.7 |
*Percentages of practitioners whose answer was in the italicised categories are tabulated.
**Only includes responses from English practitioners (n = 619) where MHRA guidance applies directly.