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Article: Prevalence and correlates of smoking and sexual activity among Hong Kong adolescents

TitlePrevalence and correlates of smoking and sexual activity among Hong Kong adolescents
Authors
KeywordsAdolescents
China
Cross-cultural
Hong Kong
Problem Behavior Theory
Sexual activity
Smoking
Issue Date2001
PublisherElsevier Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jadohea
Citation
Journal Of Adolescent Health, 2001, v. 29 n. 5, p. 352-358 How to Cite?
AbstractPurpose: To report on the prevalence and correlates of smoking and sexual activity in a community sample of Hong Kong Chinese adolescents. Methods: Participants (N = 4116) aged 13 to 18 years were surveyed regarding smoking and physical heterosexual activity, relationships with family members, family involvement, social support, school performance and emotional adjustment. Data were analyzed using logistic regression analyses. Results: About 30% of participants reported ever smoking and 3.5% reported sexual intercourse. Current smoking was correlated with age, school performance and quality of relationship with mother. Sexual intercourse was correlated with age, gender, family involvement and social support. Smoking and sexual activity were significantly correlated with each other. Smoking and increasing levels of heterosexual physical contact were negatively correlated with emotional adjustment, even after controlling for common predictors to health-endangering behaviors and emotional adjustment. Conclusions: Smoking and sexual activity among adolescents are far less common in Hong Kong than in the West and their presence in a Hong Kong adolescent should alert the health practitioner to the possibility of significant psychosocial stress and maladjustment. © Society for Adolescent Medicine, 2001.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/151554
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dc.contributor.authorLam, THen_US
dc.contributor.authorStewart, SMen_US
dc.contributor.authorHo, LMen_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-26T06:24:37Z-
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dc.date.issued2001en_US
dc.identifier.citationJournal Of Adolescent Health, 2001, v. 29 n. 5, p. 352-358en_US
dc.identifier.issn1054-139Xen_US
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dc.description.abstractPurpose: To report on the prevalence and correlates of smoking and sexual activity in a community sample of Hong Kong Chinese adolescents. Methods: Participants (N = 4116) aged 13 to 18 years were surveyed regarding smoking and physical heterosexual activity, relationships with family members, family involvement, social support, school performance and emotional adjustment. Data were analyzed using logistic regression analyses. Results: About 30% of participants reported ever smoking and 3.5% reported sexual intercourse. Current smoking was correlated with age, school performance and quality of relationship with mother. Sexual intercourse was correlated with age, gender, family involvement and social support. Smoking and sexual activity were significantly correlated with each other. Smoking and increasing levels of heterosexual physical contact were negatively correlated with emotional adjustment, even after controlling for common predictors to health-endangering behaviors and emotional adjustment. Conclusions: Smoking and sexual activity among adolescents are far less common in Hong Kong than in the West and their presence in a Hong Kong adolescent should alert the health practitioner to the possibility of significant psychosocial stress and maladjustment. © Society for Adolescent Medicine, 2001.en_US
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherElsevier Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jadoheaen_US
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dc.subjectAdolescents-
dc.subjectChina-
dc.subjectCross-cultural-
dc.subjectHong Kong-
dc.subjectProblem Behavior Theory-
dc.subjectSexual activity-
dc.subjectSmoking-
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_US
dc.subject.meshAdolescent Behavioren_US
dc.subject.meshAge Distributionen_US
dc.subject.meshAsian Continental Ancestry Groupen_US
dc.subject.meshAttitude To Health - Ethnologyen_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.subject.meshConfidence Intervalsen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHong Kong - Epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshLogistic Modelsen_US
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dc.subject.meshPopulation Surveillanceen_US
dc.subject.meshProbabilityen_US
dc.subject.meshRisk Assessmenten_US
dc.subject.meshRisk-Takingen_US
dc.subject.meshSampling Studiesen_US
dc.subject.meshSex Distributionen_US
dc.subject.meshSexual Behavior - Ethnologyen_US
dc.subject.meshSmoking - Epidemiologyen_US
dc.titlePrevalence and correlates of smoking and sexual activity among Hong Kong adolescentsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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