scholarly journals The variation of tobacco use behavior among Beijing college students and middle school students from 2008 to 2014

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia Li Duan ◽  
Xiao Peng Zeng ◽  
Ying Sun
2007 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 227-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Glanz ◽  
Marjorie Mau ◽  
Alana Steffen ◽  
Gertraud Maskarinec ◽  
Kimberly Jacob Arriola

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (10) ◽  
pp. 1401-1407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin Xiao ◽  
Mark Parascandola ◽  
Congxiao Wang ◽  
Yuan Jiang

Abstract Introduction This study provides nationally representative estimates of electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use among youth in China and explores the factors associated with awareness and use of e-cigarettes and the relationship between e-cigarette and conventional tobacco use. Methods This study examined data from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey, which was completed by 155 117 middle school students (51.8% boys and 48.2% girls) in China, and employed a multistage stratified cluster sampling design. For data analysis, SAS 9.3 complex survey procedures were used, and logistic regression was used to explore factors associated with e-cigarette use and the relationship between e-cigarette and conventional tobacco use. Results About 45.0% of middle school students had heard of e-cigarettes, but only 1.2% reported using e-cigarettes in the last 30 days. Among never-smokers, e-cigarette users were more likely to intend to use a tobacco product in the next 12 months than nonusers (adjusted odds ratio [OR] = 6.970, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 4.474% to 10.857%), and more likely to say that they would enjoy smoking a cigarette (adjusted OR = 14.633, 95% CI = 11.328% to 18.902%). E-cigarette use was associated with previous experimentation with cigarette smoking (OR = 3.2), having noticed tobacco advertising in the past 30 days (OR = 2.7), having close friends who smoke (OR = 1.4), and thinking tobacco helps people feel more comfortable in social situations (OR = 3.3) and makes young people look more attractive (OR = 1.3). Conclusions E-cigarette use among youth in China remains low but awareness is high. E-cigarette use was associated with increased intentions to use tobacco. Enhanced prevention efforts are needed targeting e-cigarette use among youth. Implications This study is the first nationally representative survey of e-cigarette use among youth in China. It found that among middle school students, prevalence of e-cigarette use is 1.2% and prevalence of e-cigarette awareness is 45.0%. Chinese youths use e-cigarettes as a tobacco product rather than an aid to quitting. Among never-smokers, e-cigarette users were more likely to have intentions to use a tobacco product in the next 12 months, more likely to use a tobacco product offered by their best friends and enjoy smoking a cigarette than nonusers.


2012 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 414-426
Author(s):  
Willie H. Oglesby ◽  
Sara J. Corwin ◽  
Ruth P. Saunders ◽  
Myriam E. Torres ◽  
Donna L. Richter

2003 ◽  
Vol 73 (9) ◽  
pp. 338-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terrell W. Zollinger ◽  
Robert M. Saywell ◽  
Carolyn M. Muegge ◽  
J. Scott Wooldridge ◽  
Sandra F. Cummings ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison Cook-Sather ◽  
Anne Kenealy ◽  
Maurice Rippel ◽  
Julia Beyer

Co-authored by a college professor, a middle-school teacher, a college undergraduate, and a 7th grader, this article focuses on college and middle-school students’ experiences of discovering their own and others’ voices. The discovery unfolds through composing and reflecting on poems in the form of Jacqueline Woodson’s “it’ll be scary sometimes,” which focuses on the experience of being different. The students’ dis-covering of voices deepens their own and their teachers’ education and creates spaces, structures, and processes that affirm students’ diverse histories and identities. Honoring differences and finding connections in these ways contribute to greater equity and inclusiveness.


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