scholarly journals Self-reported history of intensity of smoking is associated with risk factors for suicide among high school students

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. e0251099
Author(s):  
Meenakshi Dasagi ◽  
Dale S. Mantey ◽  
Melissa B. Harrell ◽  
Anna V. Wilkinson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Cigarette Smoking ◽  
The United States ◽  
School Students ◽  
Current Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Heavy Smoking ◽  
Risk Factors For Suicide

Objective To examine the relationship between current cigarette smoking patterns and three established risk factors for suicide using nationally representative data of high school students in the United States. Methods We analyzed cross-sectional data from the national Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey (YRBSS)–United States, 2017. Multivariable, logistic regressions examined the association between 3 cigarette smoking behaviors [i.e., past 30-day cigarette (n = 13,731), frequent (n = 1,093) and heavy (n = 880) smoking] and 3 risk factors for suicidal outcomes [feeling sad or hopeless, suicidal ideation, suicide plan] assessed over the previous year. Results Among high school cigarette smokers, smoking 11 or more cigarettes per day (i.e., heavy smoking) was associated with 3.43 (95% CI: 1.69, 6.94) greater odds of reporting feeling sad or hopeless, 2.97 (95% CI: 1.60, 5.51) greater odds of reporting suicidal ideations, and 2.11 (95% CI: 1.34, 3.32) greater odds of reporting having ever planned a suicide attempt, controlling for covariates. Conclusions Our study shows that it is not simply cigarette smoking, but heavy cigarette smoking that is a risk factor for suicidal outcomes among adolescents. Public health implications A comprehensive plan is needed to accommodate heavy adolescent smokers who are at increased suicidal risk.

scholarly journals Stroke knowledge among middle and high school students

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (9) ◽  
pp. 4230-4241
Author(s):  
Abdullah B. Umar ◽  
Tracy J. Koehler ◽  
Reian Zhang ◽  
Veronica Gilbert ◽  
Muhammad U. Farooq ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Stroke Risk ◽  
The United States ◽  
Medical Emergency ◽  
School Students ◽  
Stroke Risk Factors ◽  
Stroke Awareness

Objective To determine the awareness of stroke symptoms and risk factors in middle and high school students at a single institution. Methods An 11-question multiple-choice stroke awareness survey was administered to students in grades 7 to 12 at City High Middle School in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. Summary statistics were calculated. Results A total of 603/608 surveys were analyzed. Only 8% of respondents correctly identified stroke as the fifth leading cause of death in the United States. Half (50.1%) recognized that a stroke occurred in the brain. Sixty-seven students (11.1%) correctly identified all 11 stroke risk factors. Only 5.1% correctly selected all four correct stroke symptoms. Two-thirds (64.5%) recognized stroke as an immediate medical emergency. Slightly more than half (55.9%) knew the acronym FAST (face, arms, speech, time). Conclusions Most students in our study were unaware of all the risk factors and symptoms related to stroke. Although this study was limited because data were collected from only one school, the findings suggest a need to educate middle and high school students about stroke risk factors, symptoms and acute interventions.

scholarly journals Toward a More Comprehensive Index of Youth Cigarette Smoking: Average Number of Cigarettes Smoked per Day among Students in the United States over Two Decades

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 478
Author(s):  
Michelle T. Bover Manderski ◽  
Cristine D. Delnevo ◽  
Kenneth E. Warner
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Smoking Prevalence ◽  
Ethnic Disparities ◽  
The United States ◽  
School Students ◽  
Smoking Intensity ◽  
Race Ethnicity

Reliance on 30-day prevalence as the principal means of assessing trends in youth cigarette smoking may understate the magnitude of the decrease in youth smoking, because prevalence does not account for smoking frequency or intensity. We analyzed Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) data from 1997 through 2017 and estimated cigarette smoking prevalence (any smoking in the previous 30 days), frequency (number of smoking days in the previous 30 days), and intensity (cigarettes per day on smoking days). We calculated average cigarettes smoked per day (ACSD) as the product of frequency and intensity, divided by 30. We estimated ACSD among all high school students and by smoking frequency group (i.e., 1–5, 6–9, 10–19, 20–29, or 30 of the previous 30 days), sex, grade level, and race/ethnicity. Among US high school students, ACSD declined by 86.7% from 1997 to 2017, while prevalence declined by 75.8%. Within smoking frequency groups, smoking intensity remained similar over the two decades. However, changes in ACSD over time varied by race/ethnicity; ACSD increased among Hispanic and non-Hispanic Black daily smokers while it decreased among daily smokers of other race/ethnicity groups. ACSD declined more substantially than smoking prevalence over two decades but remained virtually unchanged within smoking frequency groups, indicating that changes in frequency, rather than intensity, drove this decline. Prevalence estimates alone understate the degree to which youth in the United States have rejected smoking, and racial/ethnic disparities in smoking intensity are hidden when we limit our lens to prevalence-only measures.

scholarly journals Cross community study of mathematics anxiety between the high school students in Illinois USA and Jordan

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Ruba Mohammad Miqdadi
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Mathematics Anxiety ◽  
Cultural Difference ◽  
The United States ◽  
Main Study ◽  
School Students ◽  
Educational Implications ◽  
Anxiety Levels

The purpose ofthe study is to examine whether there are any significant differences in the mathematics anxiety levels between high school students in Jordan and their counterparts in the United States. Another purpose is to examine whether there are gender differences related to mathematics anxiety among high school students ofboth communities. A total of 1,386 high school students in the United States and Jordan participated in main study. This study showed that Jordanian high school students exhibited a significantly higher mathematics anxiety than United States high school students. Furthermore, the study revealed that female high schooLstudents in the United States acquired a significantly higher mathematics anxiety level than males. Another finding of this study was that males in Jordan had a significantly higher leveL of mathematics anxiety than males in the United States. The findings and educational implications ofthe study are discussed in light ofthe cultural difference between the two communities.

Knowledge about Drug Abuse in an American Small Town

1973 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 571-574 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael R. McKee
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
United States ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Clinic ◽  
Mental Health Clinic ◽  
School Students

In a small (pop. 25,000) Eastern community in the United States, “counselors” (teachers, parents, police, mental health clinic workers, and ministers) and high school students were interviewed and tested to ascertain knowledge regarding drugs. Data suggest that less is known about certain categories of drugs than others; drug users are more knowledgeable about drugs than non-users; police scored consistently lower than other “counselors” and students; and those with higher levels of formal education scored higher. Particular problems and areas of ignorance among the (usually non-drug using) adults who give counsel require identification to aid in establishing more realistic, efficient, and effective organizing, staffing, and operating of programs.

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