Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Relationship Between Frequency and Intensity of Cigarette Smoking and TTFC/C Among Students of the GYTS in Select Countries, 2007-2009. |
| Authors: |
Lam, Eugene (AUTHOR), Giovino, Gary A. (AUTHOR), Shin, Mikyong (AUTHOR), Lee, Kyung A. (AUTHOR), Rolle, Italia (AUTHOR), Asma, Samira (AUTHOR) |
| Source: |
Journal of School Health. Sep2014, Vol. 84 Issue 9, p549-558. 10p. |
| Subjects: |
Confidence intervals, Health behavior, Multivariate analysis, Population geography, Questionnaires, Research funding, Self-evaluation, Smoking, Statistics, Student health, Logistic regression analysis, Lifestyles, Data analysis software, Odds ratio |
| Geographic Terms: |
Georgia |
| Abstract: |
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND This study assessed the construct validity of a measure of nicotine dependence that was used in the Global Youth Tobacco Survey ( GYTS). METHODS Using 2007-2009 data from the GYTS, subjects from 6 countries were used to assess current smokers' odds of reporting time to first cigarette or craving positive ( TTFC/C+) by the number of cigarette smoking days per month ( DPM) and the number of cigarettes smoked per day ( CPD). RESULTS The percentage of GYTS smokers who reported TTFC/C+ ranged from 58.0% to 69.7%. Compared with students who smoked on 1-2 DPM, those who smoked on 3-9 DPM had 3 times the adjusted odds of reporting TTFC/C+. The adjusted odds of reporting TTFC/C+ were 3 to 7 times higher among those who smoked 10-29 DPM and 6 to 20 times higher among daily smokers. Similarly, the adjusted odds of TTFC/C+ were 3-6 times higher among those who smoked 2-5 CPD and 6 to 20 times higher among those who smoked >6 CPD, compared to those who smoked <1 CPD. CONCLUSION Associations of TTFC/C+ prevalence with both frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking provide a construct validation of the GYTS question used to assess respondents' TTFC/C status. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
