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Use of Alternative Tobacco Products in Multiethnic Youth from Jujuy, Argentina
- Source :
- Journal of Environmental and Public Health, Vol 2010 (2010), Journal of Environmental and Public Health, CONICET Digital (CONICET), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, instacron:CONICET
- Publication Year :
- 2010
- Publisher :
- Hindawi Limited, 2010.
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Abstract
- This study examines alternative tobacco use among Latin American youth. A self-administered survey in a random sample of 27 schools was administered in 2004 in Jujuy, Argentina (N = 3218). Prevalence of alternative tobacco product use was 24.1; 15.3 of youth used hand-rolled cigarettes, 7.8 smoked cigars, 2.3 chewed tobacco leaf and 1.6% smoked pipe. Among youth who never smoked manufactured cigarettes, alternative product use was rare (2.9), except for chewing tobacco (22). In multivariate logistic regression boys were more likely than girls to smoke pipe (OR=3.1; 95 CI 1.1-8.7); indigenous language was associated with smoking hand-rolled cigarettes (OR=1.4; 95 CI-1.1-1.9) and pipe (OR=2.2; 95 CI 1.5-3.4). Working in tobacco sales was a risk factor for chewing tobacco (OR=2.9; 95 CI: 1.7-4.9) and smoking hand-rolled cigarettes (OR=1.4; 95 CI 1.1-1.8). Having friends who smoked was associated with chewing tobacco (OR=1.8; 95 CI 1.0-3.2) and with smoking cigars (OR=2.1; 95 CI 1.5-2.9). Current drinking and thrill-seeking orientation were associated with cigars and pipe smoking. Findings highlight the importance of surveillance of alternative tobacco products use and availability among youth and for addressing identified risk factors. Copyright © 2010 Ethel Alderete et al. Fil: Alderete, Ethel del Carmen. Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología Regional; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Kaplan, Celia Patricia. University of California; Estados Unidos Fil: Gregorich, Steven E.. University of California; Estados Unidos Fil: Pérez Stable, Eliseo J.. University of California; Estados Unidos
- Subjects :
- Male
Tobacco, Smokeless
Tobacco use
Adolescent
Alcohol Drinking
Article Subject
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
ALTERNATIVE TOBACO PRODUCTS
Argentina
Friends
purl.org/becyt/ford/5.4 [https]
LATIN AMERICA
White People
CIENCIAS SOCIALES
Risk-Taking
Sex Factors
Otras Sociología
Risk Factors
Sex factors
Environmental health
ADOLESCENTS
Humans
Medicine
Child
education
Language
Smoking pipe
education.field_of_study
Risk behaviour
purl.org/becyt/ford/5 [https]
business.industry
Indians, South American
lcsh:Public aspects of medicine
Smoking
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
lcsh:RA1-1270
Chewing tobacco
Logistic Models
Tobacco sales
Multivariate Analysis
Female
Self Report
business
Sociología
Tobacco leaf
Tobacco product
Research Article
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16879813 and 16879805
- Volume :
- 2010
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Environmental and Public Health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e3d46cb273b8755a9d3eb17a5a9be785