Understanding worldwide youth attitudes towards smoke-free policies: an analysis of the Global Youth Tobacco Survey

Koh, Howard K.; Alpert, Hillel R.; Judge, Christine M.; Caughey, Robert W.; Elqura, Loris J.; Connolly, Gregory N.; Warren, Charles W.

doi:10.1136/tc.2010.038885

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“…Even though such laws are a clear public health priority, it is not clear that banning smoking in public places decreases exposure to secondhand smoke equally in all social classes, particularly among children and youth ( Akhtar et al, 2010 ;Sims et al, 2010 ). As far as the support of smoking bans is concerned, a report of the GYTS found that knowledge of harm caused by secondhand smoke was the main variable associated with the support of the laws against smoking in public places ( Koh et al, 2011 ). Raising awareness among teens, especially those attending disadvantaged schools, about the damage caused by secondhand smoke could be useful to increase their support to smoke -free environment legislation.…”

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Socioeconomic Status and Tobacco Consumption Among Adolescents: A Multilevel Analysis of Argentina's Global Youth Tobacco Survey

Linetzky

Méjía

Ferrante

et al. 2012

Nicotine & Tobacco Research

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Introduction:The relationship between poverty and tobacco consumption among adolescents has not been extensively studied, and what evidence exists has come almost entirely from developed countries. Moreover, the impact of contextual factors -such as school-level poverty -remains unclear. Methods:We obtained information about smoking behavior from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey in Argentina in 2007. School-level characteristics were derived by matching schools to census areas from the 2001 Census. Additional school-level information was obtained from the Ministry of Education. Random intercept models were used to evaluate the associations of school-level variables (poverty in the census area of the school, school receipt of social assistance, and public or private status) with current smoking, intention to quit, secondhand smoke exposure outside the home, support for smoke-free laws, purchase of single cigarettes among smokers, and susceptibility to smoking in 5 years among nonsmokers. Results:After controlling for age and sex, students attending schools receiving social assistance were more likely to smoke (odds ratio [ OR ] 1.35, 95% CI 1.02 -1.80) and to purchase loose cigarettes ( OR 1.66, 95% CI 1.08 -2.54), whereas school poverty was signifi cantly associated with secondhand smoke exposure ( OR 1.27, 95% CI 1.04 -1.58). Conclusion:This study shows that an association exists between unfavorable contextual school characteristics and tobacco consumption and related measures among youth in Argentina. Efforts to prevent smoking may need to address the school-level factors that place youth at higher risk.

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Socioeconomic Status and Tobacco Consumption Among Adolescents: A Multilevel Analysis of Argentina's Global Youth Tobacco Survey

Linetzky

Méjía

Ferrante

et al. 2012

Nicotine & Tobacco Research

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“…Recent analysis of the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (2000-06) found that 60.9% of youth from the EMR reported exposure to SHS, compared with 54.2% of youth worldwide [3]. It has been estimated that SHS exposure contributed to the deaths (lower respiratory infections, asthma and otitis media) of some 32 000 children in the EMR in 2004 [4].…”

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Second-hand smoke and indoor air quality in public places in Gaza city

Abuelaish

et al. 2013

East Mediterr Health J

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Second-hand smoke is a major cause of preventable disease and death in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. To assess how second-hand smoke impacts air quality, respirable suspended particles (PM 2.5 ), which are emitted during cigarette and waterpipe smoking, were measured inside and outside of 18 smoking and 5 nonsmoking public venues in Gaza city. Median PM 2.5 level inside the smoking venues was 117 µg/m 3 , which exceeds the WHO guidelines for daily PM 2.5 exposure (25 µg/m 3 ) by more than 4-fold. The median level inside the smoking venues (117 µg/m 3 ) was significantly higher than outside the venues (43 µg/m 3 ), and significantly higher than the median level inside non-smoking venues (40 µg/m 3 ). By contrast, particulate levels outside non-smoking venues (35 µg/m 3 ) did not differ from the corresponding levels inside (40 µg/m 3 ). To protect employees and the public from second-hand smoke exposure, policies prohibiting smoking in public places are needed in Gaza city. Tabagisme passif et qualité de l'air intérieur dans des lieux publics de la ville de GazaRÉSUMÉ Le tabagisme passif est une cause majeure de morbi-mortalité évitable dans la Région de la Méditerranée orientale. Pour évaluer l'impact du tabagisme passif sur la qualité de l'air, les particules respirables en suspension (PM 2,5 ) émises pendant la consommation de cigarettes et de pipes à eau ont été mesurées à l'intérieur et à l'extérieur de 18 lieux publics fumeurs et 5 lieux publics non-fumeurs de la ville de Gaza. Le taux de PM 2,5 moyen à l'intérieur des lieux fumeurs était de 117 µg/m 3 , un taux plus de quatre fois supérieur aux recommandations de l'Organisation mondiale de la Santé pour l'exposition quotidienne aux particules fines (25 µg/m 3 ). Le taux intérieur médian des lieux fumeurs (117 µg/m 3 ) était nettement supérieur au taux extérieur (43 µg/m 3 ) et significativement supérieur au taux intérieur médian des lieux non-fumeurs (40 µg/m 3 ). En revanche, les taux de particules à l'extérieur des lieux non-fumeurs (35 µg/m 3 ) et à l'intérieur de ces mêmes lieux (40 µg/m 3 ) étaient similaires. Afin de protéger les employés et le public de l'exposition au tabagisme passif, des politiques interdisant le tabagisme dans les lieux publics sont nécessaires dans la ville de Gaza.

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“…The methodology used for weighing, analyzing, and reporting weighted measures has been previously used. 8,16,17 Statistical Analysis Data analysis was performed by SPSS version 20 using complex module to accommodate for sampling weights. Frequencies and proportions were used to describe the variables.…”

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Waterpipe Use and Cognitive Susceptibility to Cigarette Smoking Among Never-Cigarette Smoking Jordanian Youth: Analysis of the 2009 Global Youth Tobacco Survey

Kheirallah

Alzyoud

Ward

2014

Nicotine &Amp; Tobacco Research

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Understanding worldwide youth attitudes towards smoke-free policies: an analysis of the Global Youth Tobacco Survey

Cited by 45 publications

References 33 publications

Socioeconomic Status and Tobacco Consumption Among Adolescents: A Multilevel Analysis of Argentina's Global Youth Tobacco Survey

Socioeconomic Status and Tobacco Consumption Among Adolescents: A Multilevel Analysis of Argentina's Global Youth Tobacco Survey

Second-hand smoke and indoor air quality in public places in Gaza city

Waterpipe Use and Cognitive Susceptibility to Cigarette Smoking Among Never-Cigarette Smoking Jordanian Youth: Analysis of the 2009 Global Youth Tobacco Survey

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