Cigar, Cigarillo, and Little Cigar Use among Canadian Youth: Are We Underestimating the Magnitude of This Problem?
Cigar, Cigarillo, and Little Cigar Use among Canadian Youth: Are We Underestimating the Magnitude of This Problem?
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DOI：
10.1007/s10935-011-0248-6
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发表时间：
2011-08-01
影响因子：
1.7
通讯作者：
Burkhalter, Robin
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作者：
Leatherdale, Scott T.;Rios, Patricia;Burkhalter, Robin
作为2008-2009年青年吸烟调查的一部分，来自9-12年级的29,296名学生的数据被用来调查雪茄、雪茄和很少使用雪茄的流行率以及与它们使用相关的因素。在9-12年级的加拿大青少年中，12.9%的人报告目前使用雪茄或小雪茄，8.1%的人报告目前使用雪茄。年轻人最有可能抽雪茄或雪茄和小雪茄的特征是男性，11或12年级，每天或偶尔吸烟，每周有超过20美元的零花钱，以及尝试过加香烟草。我们的发现表明，相当数量的加拿大年轻人使用雪茄、雪茄和小雪茄，其中许多人不吸烟。因此，目前全国青少年吸烟率估计可能被低估，现有的烟草控制预防方案和政策可能忽视了大量高危青少年人口。
Data from 29,296 students in grades 9-12 as part of the 2008-2009 Youth Smoking Survey were used to examine the prevalence of cigar, cigarillo, and little cigar use and factors associated with their use. Among Canadian youth in grades 9-12, 12.9% reported current use of cigarillos or little cigars, and 8.1% reported current use of cigars. The characteristics of youth most likely to use either cigars or cigarillos and little cigars were being male, being in grade 11 or 12, being a daily or occasional cigarette smoker, having more than $20 of weekly spending money, and having ever tried flavored tobacco. Our findings suggest that cigars, cigarillos, and little cigars are used by a substantial number of Canadian youth, many of whom do not smoke cigarettes. As such, current national prevalence estimates of youth smoking may be underestimated, and existing tobacco control prevention programs and policies may be overlooking a large population of at-risk youth.