Adolescents' smoking behaviors, beliefs on the risks of smoking, and exposure to ETS in Juárez, Mexico

Yelena Bird; John Moraros; Larry K. Olsen; Gloria D. Coronado; Beti Thompson

doi:10.5993/AJHB.30.4.9

Adolescents' smoking behaviors, beliefs on the risks of smoking, and exposure to ETS in Juárez, Mexico

Yelena Bird^*
, John Moraros
, Larry K. Olsen
, Gloria D. Coronado
, Beti Thompson

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Objective: To assess the smoking behaviors, beliefs about the risks of smoking, and exposure to ETS among adolescents in Juárez, Mexico. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with sixth-grade students (N = 506), aged 11-13 years old, attending 6 randomly selected schools. Schools were classified by school setting and SES. Results: Students attending a low SES school setting were more likely to have smoked (P<0.01), be current smokers (P<0.01), be exposed to ETS at home and in public (P<0.01) than were students attending a middle or high SES school. Conclusion: Smoking interventions should target students attending school in low SES settings.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	435-446
Number of pages	12
Journal	American Journal of Health Behavior
Volume	30
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.30.4.9
Publication status	Published - 2006
Externally published	Yes

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Adolescents
Environmental tobacco smoke
Secondhand smoke
Smoking behaviors
Smoking beliefs

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