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dc.creatorJones, RM
dc.creatorWiseman, KP
dc.creatorKharitonova, M
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-25T22:39:12Z
dc.date.available2021-01-25T22:39:12Z
dc.date.issued2016-09-01
dc.identifier.issn1471-2458
dc.identifier.issn1471-2458
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.34944/dspace/5009
dc.identifier.other27586515 (pubmed)
dc.identifier.urihttp://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.extent913-
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.haspartBMC Public Health
dc.relation.isreferencedbySpringer Science and Business Media LLC
dc.rightsCC BY
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectAdolescents
dc.subjectAsthma
dc.subjectSmoking
dc.subjectSmoking-related beliefs
dc.titleAssociation between high school students' cigarette smoking, asthma and related beliefs: A population-based study
dc.typeArticle
dc.type.genreJournal Article
dc.relation.doi10.1186/s12889-016-3579-7
dc.ada.noteFor Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodation, including help with reading this content, please contact scholarshare@temple.edu
dc.creator.orcidJones, Resa Marie|0000-0002-0080-4047
dc.date.updated2021-01-25T22:39:09Z
refterms.dateFOA2021-01-25T22:39:12Z


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