Table 2.

A summary of statements.

Examples of Statements
“I usually smoke with friends after school…We are unable to smoke since our school closed and [we] can’t hang out together.”
“My mom does not need to work because her boss asked her to have no-pay leave, which means that I need to stay at home with her every day. She would kill me if she realized that I have a smoking habit.”
“My parents want me to stay home and do not allow me to go out with friends. They think that it will increase the risk of developing the virus… I really miss the school days… smoke with friends make me feel relaxed.”
“I feel inconvenienced by pulling down the mask to smoke…People surrounding also look at me if I pull down my mask. It seems like I am infected and spreading the virus. I do not think the smoke can spread the virus, how ridiculous!”
“I have thought about quitting because I can’t smoke with friends now. I usually smoke when they ask me to because they won’t be friends with me if I reject them.”
“I don’t think smoking can spread COVID-19. It is a fallacy.”
“In my understanding, COVID-19 is transmitted by touching the things and by saliva…something like that… It seems not related to air or even related to smoking. I think it may be some misinformation on the internet.”
“I have been thinking of quitting for a while, but it is too difficult for me to do so. All my friends smoke, when we go out, we must smoke. However, I have not met my friends for few months. It seems to be a good chance for me to quit.”
“We have not needed to go to school since class suspension. I have no excuse to go out and smoke with my friends… My dad does not know that I smoke. He would talk to my class teacher if he realized this.”
“It becomes a common practice for me or for everyone to wear mask when go out. This reduces my desire to smoke in the public area because I do not want to pull down my mask.”
“Actually I do not have much money to buy cigarettes and my mom does not know I have a smoking habit. However, my friends and I usually go to the roof… We play and talk and smoke… My friends do not mind sharing cigarettes with me… But now we cannot go to school and cannot go out… I feel sad and hope everything will be fine soon.”