Association between high school students' cigarette smoking, asthma and related beliefs: A population-based study
dc.creator | Jones, RM | |
dc.creator | Wiseman, KP | |
dc.creator | Kharitonova, M | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-01-25T22:39:12Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-01-25T22:39:12Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-09-01 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1471-2458 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1471-2458 | |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.34944/dspace/5009 | |
dc.identifier.other | 27586515 (pubmed) | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12613/5027 | |
dc.description.abstract | © 2016 The Author(s). Background: Smoking has a detrimental effect on the symptoms and severity of asthma, a common chronic disease among adolescents. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between asthma and smoking among high school students and assess provider-patient communication with asthmatic adolescents regarding smoking and adolescents' beliefs about the harms of smoking. Methods: In fall 2014, data from high school students, ages 14-18 years, completing the 2009-2010 Virginia Youth Tobacco Survey (N = 1796) were used in descriptive analyses and multivariable logistic regression models adjusting for model-specific confounders as appropriate. Results: Overall, an estimated 19 % of high school students in Virginia smoked and 16 % had asthma. Odds of smoking did not differ by asthma status; however, asthmatics had 1.5 times higher odds of being asked if they smoke (95 % CI 1.06-2.13) and being advised not to smoke by a health professional (95 % CI 1.10-2.14) compared to non-asthmatics. Asthmatics who believed second-hand smoke or smoking 1-5 cigarettes/day was not harmful had respectively 4.2 and 2.8 times higher odds of smoking than those who thought each was harmful. Further, asthmatics who thought smoking 1-2 years is safe had 3.4 times higher odds of smoking than those who did not (95 % CI 1.57-10.1). Conclusions: While asthmatic adolescents are just as likely to smoke as non-asthmatics, less healthy beliefs about the risks of smoking increase the odds of smoking among asthmatics. Thus, targeted asthma-specific smoking prevention and education to change attitudes and beliefs could be an effective tool for adolescents. | |
dc.format.extent | 913- | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.relation.haspart | BMC Public Health | |
dc.relation.isreferencedby | Springer Science and Business Media LLC | |
dc.rights | CC BY | |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
dc.subject | Adolescents | |
dc.subject | Asthma | |
dc.subject | Smoking | |
dc.subject | Smoking-related beliefs | |
dc.title | Association between high school students' cigarette smoking, asthma and related beliefs: A population-based study | |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.type.genre | Journal Article | |
dc.relation.doi | 10.1186/s12889-016-3579-7 | |
dc.ada.note | For Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodation, including help with reading this content, please contact scholarshare@temple.edu | |
dc.creator.orcid | Jones, Resa Marie|0000-0002-0080-4047 | |
dc.date.updated | 2021-01-25T22:39:09Z | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2021-01-25T22:39:12Z |