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Table 2 Representative quotes per theme

From: “It is the One Thing that has Worked”: facilitators and barriers to switching to nicotine salt pod system e-cigarettes among African American and Latinx people who smoke: a content analysis

Theme

Representative quotes

JUUL likes

 

Clean/smell

Nice not feeling like you smelled bad after, not having residue and ash all over (Lx)

Convenience

I liked that it was convenient. No lighters (AA)

Health

My breathing got better (Lx)

Cost

Saving money (AA)

Taste

The taste (Lx)

Subjective effects

I enjoyed it, I like seeing the cloud of smoke it produces, by seeing that I tell that I am getting a hit (Lx)

Cravings/cessation

It took away the urge to smoke (AA)

Nothing

Nothing (AA & Lx)

Social

It was acceptable. I didn’t have to keep a cigarette away from people (Lx)

Use anywherea

That I could smoke it when I wanted wherever I wanted (Lx)

Helped with switching

 

Self-regulation/motivation

Just sticking with it and not giving up (AA)

Nothing/NA

Nothing (AA & Lx)

Cravings/cessation

It satisfied the craving (AA)

Health

Seeing the health benefits helped me stick with it (Lx)

Convenience

Not needing a lighter (AA)

Social

Socially fun (AA)

Cost

Didn't spend as much money buying cigarettes (Lx)

Program support

This program helped me switch (AA)

Practiceb

Learning how to puff correctly, at the correct angle (AA)

Subjective experienceb

How clean it was, felt similar to a cigarette but cleaner (AA)

Flavora

It tastes good (Lx)

Smella

Not wanting to have the smell of cigarettes (Lx)

Othera

The e-cig itself (Lx)

JUUL dislikes

 

Nothing

Nothing (AA & Lx)

Side effects (coughing/harshness)

Coughing/harshness in throat (AA)

Mechanical issues—Pods

Pods were leaking (Lx)

Inconvenienceb

That I lost it a couple times (AA)

Shapeb

The shape was weird at first (AA)

Tasteb

Metallic taste (AA)

Learning to useb

Figuring out how big of a puff to take (AA)

User issuesa

Have to remember to charge it (Lx)

Mechanical issues—batterya

I don’t like how they die (Lx)

Comparabilitya

I miss texture of the cigarettes (Lx)

Nicotine exposurea

The amount of nicotine I was smoking increased (Lx)

Costa

The prices, and having to buy a four pack (Lx)

Made switching difficult

 

Side effects

Harshness, coughing (AA)

Nothing

Nothing (AA & Lx)

Comparability

Just being used to smoking cigarettes for the past 18 years (Lx)

Other

Stress and alcohol were all factors (AA)

Tasteb

I was not a fan of the cool mint taste at first (Lx)

Readiness to quitb

Wasn't mentally ready to give up cigarettes (AA)

Strength/nicotine intensityb

Felt like too much nicotine (AA)

Mechanical issues—podsb

The e-juice issue (AA)

Learning to useb

Had to learn how to puff correctly (AA)

User issuesa

Losing charger (Lx)

Craving for cigarettesa

The urge of smoking a cigarette is there from the smell and other reminders (Lx)

Sociala

Other people smoking regular cigarettes around me (Lx)

Costa

Paying for it (Lx)

  1. Table displays representative quotes per theme for responses to what participants liked about using ECs, what helped participants with switching to ECs, what participants did not like about using ECs, and what made switching to ECs difficult
  2. aTheme is unique to Lx/San Diego sample
  3. bTheme is unique to AA/Kansas City sample