Factors associated with Intermittent and Light Smoking among Korean High School Students: Intermittent and Light Smoking among Korean Adolescents

Purpose: This study aimed to identify psychosocial factors associated with smoking cessation attempts among Korean high school students who engage in intermittent and light smoking.Methods: Cross-sectional secondary data derived from the 2018 Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-Based Survey were analyzed within the framework of the biopsychosocial model. The sample comprised 829 high school students who reported current intermittent and light smoking, which was defined as cigarette smoking on 1~29 days in a 30-day period and no more than 10 cigarettes per day. Purposeful selection logistic regression analysis was performed.Results: In total, 71.7% (n=586) of the respondents had tried to stop smoking during the past 12 months. The main result was that respondents who had viewed an anti-smoking advertisement in the past year significantly more smoking cessation attempts than those who had not (adjusted odds ratio=2.59; 95% confidence interval=1.45~4.62, <i>p</i>=.001).Conclusion: To encourage smoking cessation attempts among high school students who engage in intermittent and light smoking, healthcare providers, including school and community nurses, should develop effective interventions using anti-smoking advertisements tailored to adolescents’ interests and developmental stage.

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Specific Factors Associated With African American High School Students' HIV-Related Risk Behaviors

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e654752012-001 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

Karyn E. Gunnet-Shoval

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

African American ◽

High School Students ◽

Risk Behaviors ◽

School Students ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Related Risk ◽

Specific Factors

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Factors Associated with Obesity among High School Students in Surakarta, Central Java

Strengthening Hospital Competitiveness to Improve Patient Satisfaction and Better Health Outcomes ◽

10.26911/the6thicph.01.48 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Rita Setiyaningsih ◽

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Yulia Lanti Retno Dewi ◽

Rita Benya Adriani ◽

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Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

School Students ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Central Java

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Factors Associated with Non-Attendance at Dental Preventive Care in Slovak High School Students

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18031295 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (3) ◽

pp. 1295

Author(s):

Martin Samohyl ◽

Jana Babjakova ◽

Diana Vondrova ◽

Jana Jurkovicova ◽

Juraj Stofko ◽

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Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Young Adults ◽

High School Students ◽

Preventive Care ◽

Parental Influence ◽

Adolescents And Young Adults ◽

Control Group ◽

School Students ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Older Adolescents

This study aimed to determine the factors associated with the avoidance of dental preventive care in high school students and their parents in the framework of The Youth and Parents Risk Factor Behavior Survey in Slovakia, the ongoing cross-sectional school-based survey of students and their parents or legal representatives. The data were collected using two separate standardized questionnaires: (i) the questionnaire for students (n = 515) and (ii) the questionnaire for parents (n = 681). The study group included 57 high school students (54.4% males) who did not visit the dentist for preventive care in the previous year. The control group included 458 students (35.8% males) who visited a dentist for preventive care at least once in the previous year. A significantly higher number of males (54.4%), older adolescents, and young adults (21.8%; 20.0%) were not visiting dental preventive care regularly. Incomplete family (56.1%), stressful situations at home (17.5%), and feeling unwell were the factors contributing to the avoidance of dental preventive care. More than 34.5% of adolescents and young adults were not visiting either dental preventive care or pediatric preventive care (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 5.14; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 2.40, 10.99). Children of divorced mothers and mothers with household income lower than EUR 900 had significantly higher dental care avoidance in bivariate analysis. A significantly higher percentage of fathers from the exposed group were not visiting dental preventive care regularly (47.8%, p < 0.05). The results of the study can be used as an educational intervention step focusing on the parental influence on adolescent and young adults’ behavior and as a challenge for the improvement of dental preventive care in older adolescents and young adults.

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Determinants of waterpipe smoking among high school students in Jakarta, Indonesia

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health ◽

10.1515/ijamh-2020-0084 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 0 (0) ◽

Author(s):

Ridhwan Fauzi ◽

Chitlada Areesantichai

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Smoking Status ◽

Waterpipe Smoking ◽

School Students ◽

Factors Associated ◽

The Past ◽

Logistic Regressions ◽

Peer Use ◽

Waterpipe Use

AbstractObjectivesThe study aimed to examine factors associated with past 30 days waterpipe use among high school students in Jakarta, Indonesia.MethodsWe surveyed a multistage cluster random sample of 1,318 students of grade 10th and 11th from 14 schools in Jakarta. Multiple logistic regressions were employed to examine the association between past 30 days waterpipe use with sociodemographic characteristics, cigarettes smoking status, parental and peer use, availability and affordability.ResultsOf 1,318 participants, 3.3% of female and 8.4% of male currently smoked waterpipe. Multivariate analysis revealed that current waterpipe use was significantly associated with family use (AOR: 4.844, 95% CI: 1.225–19.151), friend use (AOR: 2.554, 95% CI: 1.424–4.582), and availability (AOR: 2.143, 95% CI: 1.127–4.076). Being current smokers were six times more likely (AOR: 6.055, 95% CI: 3.123–11.739) to use waterpipe in the past 30 days.ConclusionsThe finding suggests that smoking by a family member, friends, use of conventional cigarettes, and availability are significantly associated with increased probability of current waterpipe used among adolescents.

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