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Identifying factors that put youth at risk for future e-cigarette use is vital to focusing prevention efforts. Informed by social cognitive theory, this study identifies predictors of e-cigarette uptake among e-cigarette na\u00efve youth in a predominantly low-income Hispanic community.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>1,249 students (6\u20138th grades) from two middle schools in El Paso, Texas consented to participate in this longitudinal survey during the 2016\u20132017 school year. The study sample for analysis was restricted to e-cigarette na\u00efve students (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 862). Outcome measures were e-cigarette initiation and current use at follow-up. Logistic regression models tested six hypotheses about predictors of e-cigarette initiation and current use: (1) intention, (2) outcome expectations, (3) knowledge, (4) friendship network exposure, (5) normative beliefs, and (6) social acceptability.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Among e-cigarette na\u00efve students at baseline, 8% (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 71) reported initiation at follow-up; of these, 3% (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 23) reported current use. Significant predictors of initiation were intention (AOR = 2.46; 95% CI 1.69\u20133.59; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001), outcome expectations (AOR = 1.73; 95% CI 1.14\u20132.61; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.009), friendship network exposure (AOR = 1.53; 95% CI 1.11\u20132.11; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> =0.01), normative beliefs (AOR = 2.12; 95% CI 1.47\u20133.08; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001), and social acceptability (AOR = 1.91; 95% CI 1.28\u20132.85; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.002). Significant predictors of current use were intention (AOR = 1.98; 95% CI 1.07\u20133.69; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.03) and friendship network exposure (AOR = 1.69; 95% CI 1.06\u20132.70; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.03).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>With the increasing popularity of e-cigarettes, age appropriate and culturally sensitive prevention strategies tailored at altering these predictive factors are essential in preventing future e-cigarette use.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpubh.2022.883362","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,9,27]],"date-time":"2022-09-27T06:38:41Z","timestamp":1664260721000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":13,"title":["Predictors of e-cigarette initiation and use among middle school youth in a low-income predominantly Hispanic community"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"10","author":[{"given":"M. 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