Adolescents’ Attitudes on Smoking Are Related to Experimentation with Smoking, Daily Smoking and Best Friends’ Smoking in Two Karelias in Finland and in Russia

Aura, Annamari; Laatikainen, Tiina; Isoaho, Hannu; Lazutkina, Galina; Tossavainen, Kerttu

doi:10.1007/s12529-016-9566-7

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“…This influence has been shown in many papers, including Boutress et al (2016) and Varela and Pritchard (2011). It has also been found in populations as culturally and geographically different as Finland and Russia (Aura et al , 2016) and Ethiopia (Leshargie et al , 2019).…”

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Differences in tobacco smoking status in segments of the Australian population

Meyrick

Yusuf

2021

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PurposeThe purpose of this study is to identify correlates of tobacco smoking behaviour across various socio-demographic segments of the Australian population.Design/methodology/approachData from two nationally representative, probability samples of persons 18 and over, surveyed by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in 2001 and 2017–2018 were analysed using multinomial logistic regression.FindingsOverall, the prevalence of current smokers declined from 24.3 to 15%. More than half of the population had never smoked. The prevalence of ex-smokers increased slightly to 30%. Prevalence of current smoking was higher among older age groups and among those with lower educational achievement, lower income, living in a disadvantaged area and experiencing increasing stress. Females were more likely than males to be never-smokers. Males were more likely than females to be current smokers.Research limitations/implicationsThe findings are based on two cross-sectional surveys conducted 17 years apart. It is not possible to draw any conclusions about the actual trajectories of the changes in the values reported or any correlations between those trajectories. Nor is it possible to make any meaningful forecasts about likely future trends in smoking status in these various segments based on these data sets. The classifications used in the surveys generate some heterogeneous groups, which can obscure important differences among respondents within groups. Data are all self-reported, and there is no validation of the self-reported smoking status. This might lead to under-reporting, especially in a community where tobacco smoking is no longer a majority or even a popular habit. Because the surveys are so large, virtually, all the findings are statistically significant. However, the increasing preponderance of never-smokers in many categories might mean that never-smokers could come to dominate the data.Practical implicationsThe findings from this paper will help tobacco-control policy-makers to augment whole-of-community initiatives with individual campaigns designed to be more effective with particular socio-demographic segments. They will also assist in ensuring better alignment between initiatives addressing mental health and tobacco smoking problems facing the community.Originality/valueThe examination of smoking behaviour among individual population sub-groups, chosen by the authors, is commonplace in the literature. This paper uses data from two large surveys to model the whole, heterogeneous population, measured at two different points in time.

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Differences in tobacco smoking status in segments of the Australian population

Meyrick

Yusuf

2021

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“…17 The stronger the adolescent's attitude to smoking, the more likely it is that adolescents will influence their closest friends to smoke. 18 Cigarette advertisements can also be in the form of Coorporate Social Responsibility programs such as providing scholarships. Through this program, one of the largest cigarette companies in Indonesia has succeeded in changing the image of a cigarette company that is considered bad by the community, into a good image and even received an award for caring for education in 2010.…”

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Effect of Audiovisual Media Based Education on Changes in Adolescent's Attitudes Related to Cigarette Advertising

Prasetya

Etrawati

Yeni

et al. 2021

JIKM

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Smoking behavior among adolescents is increasing. This condition is partly influenced by the incessant advertisements for cigarettes that offer expectations that are the opposite of their impact. This study aims to determine the effect of audiovisual media-based education in the context of changing adolescent attitudes towards cigarette advertisements. The study design used was a Quasi Experiment with a Pretest-Posttest with Control Group. The research subjects were college adolescents (students) with a total of 25 people in the intervention group and 25 in the control group. Data were analyzed using dependent t test and independent t test. In the intervention group, there was a significant difference between attitudes towards cigarette advertisements before and after being given audiovisual media related to cigarette advertising in the experimental group (p = 0.010), on the other hand there was no change in attitude in the control group (p = 0.760) . However, there was no significant difference between attitudes towards cigarette advertising in the experimental and control groups (p = 0.096). Therefore, education using audiovisual media is considered more effective in increasing changes in attitudes towards cigarette advertisements. The campus is expected to reinforce and socialize regulations related to KTR and further research can conduct media pre-testing.

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“…New members in juvenile social groups might be under pressure to do specific risky behaviors, to be accepted in the group. Only juveniles with high self-esteem can resist such pressure and create friendship with other individuals (15,16).…”

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The Main Factors Affecting the Tendency for “Injection Drug Use”

Hamzeh

Najafi

Heydarpour

et al. 2018

Int J High Risk Behav Addict

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Background: Injection drug use (IDU) is one of the most dangerous and addictive methods of drug abuse. The current statistics showed that the rate of IDU is increasing, and is higher compared to other methods of drugs abuse. In addition, it is one of the main routes of transmitting infectious diseases, such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis in Iran. Objectives: In light of this, the present study aimed at examining the main factors, affecting the tendency for IDU. Patients and Methods: This study was a descriptive study of 823 individuals, having an active file at centers and referred to Kermanshah-based maintenance methadone therapy (MMT) centers, in 2015. Sample collection was performed through multi-stage sampling of all MMT centers. Information gathering was performed with the help of a Psychologist of the ward, in charge of interviewing the referees. The data were analyzed, using multi-variable logistic regression. Results: All the clients were males with an average age of 38.48 ± 11.21 years. Average age of drug abuse initiation was 23.03 ± 7.9 years. After controlling for confounding variables, the individuals, who were a drug addicts for more than 10 years had 3.01 (1.6 to 5.6) times greater tendencies for intravenous drug addiction, compared to those, who were a drug addict for less than five years. In addition, individuals aged more than 35 years had 0.06 (0.01-0.22) times less tendencies to IDU drugs, compared to those, who were younger than 19 years old. Although the type of drug that the patient used for the first time, was not affecting the tendency, the risk of intravenous drug addiction in those, who used oral drugs was 1.74 (1.1 to 2.56) times more than those, who developed a drug addiction through nasal drugs. Conclusions: By taking into consideration that drug abuse initiation and the duration of drug use were the main causes of the tendency for IDU, prevention by decreasing the age of the development of drug addiction and decreasing the duration of drug use, could be an effective measure to decrease the rate of IDU in the society.

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Adolescents’ Attitudes on Smoking Are Related to Experimentation with Smoking, Daily Smoking and Best Friends’ Smoking in Two Karelias in Finland and in Russia

Cited by 6 publications

References 39 publications

Differences in tobacco smoking status in segments of the Australian population

Differences in tobacco smoking status in segments of the Australian population

Effect of Audiovisual Media Based Education on Changes in Adolescent's Attitudes Related to Cigarette Advertising

The Main Factors Affecting the Tendency for “Injection Drug Use”

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