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Article: Tobacco advertisements: One of the strongest risk factors for smoking in Hong Kong students

TitleTobacco advertisements: One of the strongest risk factors for smoking in Hong Kong students
Authors
Issue Date1998
PublisherElsevier Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/amepre
Citation
American Journal Of Preventive Medicine, 1998, v. 14 n. 3, p. 217-223 How to Cite?
AbstractStudy objective: To describe the prevalence of smoking in junior secondary school students in Hong Kong and to analyse the relationship between a range of risk factors and ever-smoking experience, including tobacco advertisements. Methods: Cross-sectional survey using an anonymous standardised self-administered questionnaire. Setting: 61 randomly selected secondary schools in Hong Kong. Participants: 6,304 form 1 to 3 Chinese students from 172 classes (51% girls and 49% boys; 90% were aged 12 to 15 years). Results: The smoking status (95% confidence interval) was: (1) never smoker, 71.1% (70.0%-72.2%), (2) tried only, 15.5% (14.6%-16.4%), (3) used to smoke but not now, 4.2% (3.7%-4.7%), (4) smoked < 1 cigarette per week, 2.9% (2.5%-3.4%), (5) smoked 1-6 per week, 1.7% (1.4%-2.0%), and (6) smoked > 6 per week, 4.5% (4.0%-5.0%). In a backward stepwise logistic regression model, ever-smoking (including categories 2 to 6 above) was independently associated with thirteen factors, including gender (boys), increasing age, place of birth (outside Hong Kong, mainly China), poor knowledge of the hazards of smoking, positive attitudes to smoking, smoking in family members, participation in tobacco promotional activities, and perception of cigarette advertisements as attractive. Among the strongest associations observed was the youth's perception of cigarette advertisements as attractive, with the adjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval) of 2.68 (2.33-3.07). Conclusions: Smoking among young people is an important public health problem. Although the causes are multifactoral, in Hong Kong environmental tobacco advertising is an important risk factor that can be removed by banning all forms of tobacco promotion to young people.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/86553
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dc.contributor.authorLam, THen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChung, SFen_HK
dc.contributor.authorBetson, CLen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWong, CMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorHedley, AJen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T09:18:27Z-
dc.date.available2010-09-06T09:18:27Z-
dc.date.issued1998en_HK
dc.identifier.citationAmerican Journal Of Preventive Medicine, 1998, v. 14 n. 3, p. 217-223en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0749-3797en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/86553-
dc.description.abstractStudy objective: To describe the prevalence of smoking in junior secondary school students in Hong Kong and to analyse the relationship between a range of risk factors and ever-smoking experience, including tobacco advertisements. Methods: Cross-sectional survey using an anonymous standardised self-administered questionnaire. Setting: 61 randomly selected secondary schools in Hong Kong. Participants: 6,304 form 1 to 3 Chinese students from 172 classes (51% girls and 49% boys; 90% were aged 12 to 15 years). Results: The smoking status (95% confidence interval) was: (1) never smoker, 71.1% (70.0%-72.2%), (2) tried only, 15.5% (14.6%-16.4%), (3) used to smoke but not now, 4.2% (3.7%-4.7%), (4) smoked < 1 cigarette per week, 2.9% (2.5%-3.4%), (5) smoked 1-6 per week, 1.7% (1.4%-2.0%), and (6) smoked > 6 per week, 4.5% (4.0%-5.0%). In a backward stepwise logistic regression model, ever-smoking (including categories 2 to 6 above) was independently associated with thirteen factors, including gender (boys), increasing age, place of birth (outside Hong Kong, mainly China), poor knowledge of the hazards of smoking, positive attitudes to smoking, smoking in family members, participation in tobacco promotional activities, and perception of cigarette advertisements as attractive. Among the strongest associations observed was the youth's perception of cigarette advertisements as attractive, with the adjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval) of 2.68 (2.33-3.07). Conclusions: Smoking among young people is an important public health problem. Although the causes are multifactoral, in Hong Kong environmental tobacco advertising is an important risk factor that can be removed by banning all forms of tobacco promotion to young people.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherElsevier Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/amepreen_HK
dc.relation.ispartofAmerican Journal of Preventive Medicineen_HK
dc.rightsAmerican Journal of Preventive Medicine. Copyright © Elsevier Inc.en_HK
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_HK
dc.subject.meshAdvertising as Topicen_HK
dc.subject.meshChilden_HK
dc.subject.meshCross-Sectional Studiesen_HK
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_HK
dc.subject.meshHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, Practiceen_HK
dc.subject.meshHealth Statusen_HK
dc.subject.meshHong Kongen_HK
dc.subject.meshHumansen_HK
dc.subject.meshLogistic Modelsen_HK
dc.subject.meshMaleen_HK
dc.subject.meshOdds Ratioen_HK
dc.subject.meshPlants, Toxicen_HK
dc.subject.meshQuestionnairesen_HK
dc.subject.meshRisk Factorsen_HK
dc.subject.meshSmoking - epidemiology - prevention & control - psychologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshStudents - psychologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshTobaccoen_HK
dc.titleTobacco advertisements: One of the strongest risk factors for smoking in Hong Kong studentsen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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dc.identifier.emailLam, TH:hrmrlth@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.emailWong, CM:hrmrwcm@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1016/S0749-3797(97)00071-8en_HK
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