Table 3 Topics and conflicting concepts by the type of organization

Health Impacts of e-cigarettes (n = 266, 29.8%)

 Harmful (n = 137)

-

41

40

43

13

 Not/less harmful (n = 125)

25

53

6

37

4

 The health impact still not yet concluded (n = 4)

-

2

-

2

-

Regulation (n = 168, 18.9%)

 Should be banned/strictly regulated (n = 38)

1

3

7

13

14

 Need special regulation (less strict than cigarettes), banning will only put smokers in danger and increase illegal products (n = 123)

43

33

1

38

8

 Still need more considerations (n = 7)

-

1

-

-

6

Tax or Price (n = 87, 9.8%)

 Need to raise its tax to control the consumption, especially among youth (n = 8)

-

1

-

2

5

 E-cigarette price is too expensive, need an incentive (tax reduction) for low-risk products and to accelerate the investment (n = 70)

40

12

-

12

6

 Need further discussion to determine the tax policy (n = 9)

-

-

-

-

9

Cessation (n = 79, 8.9%)

 E-cigarette is not an effective tool for smoking cessation (n = 15)

-

4

4

4

3

 E-cigarette is an effective tool for smoking cessation (n = 62)

16

19

3

20

4

 Still need more study (n = 2)

-

1

-

1

-

Persuasive message to government (n = 69, 7.7%)

   Protect future generation from nicotine addiction (n = 7)

-

-

-

7

-

   Government was asked to be open to alternative tobacco products, and the industry is ready to collaborate with the government to prevent youth use of e-cigarettes (n = 62)

22

14

-

24

2

Economy (n = 56, 6.3%)

 Need to consider the increase in health costs (n = 3)

-

-

1

1

1

 Create jobs, increase state and economic income, good for tobacco farmers’ welfare (n = 53)

38

2

-

5

8

The Indonesian National Standard Certification (SNI) for e-cigarettes (n = 39, 4.4%)

 Given SNI for a harmful product is wrong and will only benefit the industry (n = 5)

-

-

1

4

-

 SNI needed to protect e-cigarette customers and increase public confidence (n = 31)

12

3

-

2

14

 Need more time and consideration (n = 3)

-

-

-

-

3

Consumers (n = 38, 4.3%)

 Customers (youth) need to be protected from misleading (less or harmless) information about e-cigarettes and to prevent e-cigarettes as a gateway to smoking (n = 10)

-

2

3

3

2

 Consumers have the right to choose low-risk products (n = 27)

10

6

-

9

2

 Should be more careful in summarizing research results (n = 1)

-

-

-

-

1

E-cigarette consequences (n = 33, 3.7%)

 Cause a double burden (both smoking and e-cigarette use prevalence increased) (n = 11)

1

3

1

4

2

 Could help government to reduce smoking prevalence (n = 22)

4

8

5

4

1

Religious issue of e-cigarettes (n = 11, 1.2%)

 E-cigarettes are a haram product (prohibited in Islam) (n = 3)

-

-

-

3

-

 E-cigarettes are not a haram product (n = 5)

1

-

-

4

-

 Still need more study and discussion (n = 3)

-

-

-

3

-

Environmental (n = 2, 0.2%)

 The use of alternative tobacco products can reduce the danger of polluting the environment

-

-

-

2

-

Others (n = 43, 4.8%)

19

7

-

8

9

Total

232

215

72

255

117