The University of Cape Town’s lung institute conducted a survey on over 6 000 learners.
Pupils from high income schools are increasingly turning to vaping as a coping mechanism against stress.
The study showed that Grade 12 pupils vape the most at 26.5%, followed by Grade 11 pupils at 17.4%, Grade 10s at 13%, Grade 9s at 10.8%, and Grade 8s vaping the least. Professor Richard van Zyl-Smit, a consultant pulmonologist at UCT, said the data is some of the preliminary work they did earlier this year to try to understand how much of a problem vaping is amongst high school pupils.
He added that when pupils were asked why they continue vaping, stress, anxiety and coping were the most common responses. He said that the youth of today lack a certain degree of resilience as well as the ability, skills, and training to cope and manage stress.
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