INTRODUCTION: @entity1239 electronic cigarettes (NECs) are becoming increasingly popular as a potentially safer alternative to @entity286 but little is known regarding their subjective effects, including possible gender differences. METHOD: @entity1 were New Zealand smokers with no intention to quit (N=357) and whom had never used an NEC. During an interview in November-December 2012, @entity1 sampled an NEC and rated it and their own-brand @entity286 for satisfaction on a 10-point visual analogue scale. @entity1 were contacted again in February-March 2013 after a 10% increase in the @entity286 excise tax on 1 January 2013. RESULTS: Overall @entity1 rated NECs 83.3% as satisfying as own-brand @entity286 . Females rated NECs more highly than males. Of those who agreed to be re-interviewed (n=227), 37.8% said they had cut back or made a change in their smoking habit and 7% had quit in February-March 2013. NEC satisfaction ratings predicted changes in smoking habit and reductions in @entity1239 @entity734 after controlling for covariates including demographic variables, factory-made vs. roll-your-own @entity286 preference, and addiction scores. CONCLUSION: Smokers' first impressions of NECs were very favourable, and were correlated with readiness to change after a @entity286 tax increase. NECs appear to be particularly attractive for female smokers, and their use may help to improve the efficacy of @entity1239 replacement therapy for @entity1 .

Gender differences in satisfaction ratings for XXXX electronic cigarettes by first-time users.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants', 'women', 'Participants'] @entity286 :: ('4097', 'Species') :: ['tobacco'] @entity1239 :: ('MESH:D009538', 'Chemical') :: ['Nicotine', 'nicotine'] @entity734 :: ('MESH:D019966', 'Disease') :: ['dependence']
@entity1239 :: (MESH:D009538,Chemical) :: ['nicotine']
