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| Research article summary (published 30 Oct 2002): |
Self-reported school difficulties and tobacco use among fourth- to seventh-grade students.
Full Abstract
This study examined the relationship between academic and behavioral difficulties at school, and tobacco use in students. Participants included 1,219 students in fourth to seventh grade at the time of enrollment. Interviews were repeated eight months later with 85% of baseline participants. Telephone interviews assessed use of cigarettes, cigars, and chewing tobacco; students also were asked if they liked school, how often they got in trouble at school, and how well they were doing in school. At baseline, students reporting school difficulties were 1.4-5.6 times more likely to report a lifetime history of cigarette, cigar, and chewing tobacco use relative to students who did not report these difficulties. Average to below-average academic performance at baseline was predictive of new cigarette use at the eight-month follow-up (Relative Risk = 3.35; 95% Confidence Interval = [1.36, 8.22]). Self-reported school difficulties are associated with lifetime use of all major forms of tobacco and are predictive of future cigarette use in fourth- to seventh-grade students.
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Author information
Author/s: Lee, David J (DJ); Trapido, Edward (E); Rodriguez, Richard (R);
Affiliation: Dept. of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami School of Medicine, PO Box 016069 (R-699), Miami, FL 33101, USA. dlee@med.miami.edu
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Journal: The Journal of school health (J Sch Health), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-Nov; vol 72 (issue 9) : pp 368-73
Dates: Created 2003/01/31; Completed 2003/04/10; Revised 2007/11/15;
PMID: 12557632, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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