Use of Alternative Tobacco Products in Multiethnic Youth from Jujuy, Argentina
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...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2010-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Environmental and Public Health |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/795265 |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| ISSN: | 1687-9805 1687-9813 |