Country and Gender Differences in the Association between Violence and Cigarette Smoking Among Youth
Background: Exposure to violence in youth may be associated with substance use and other adverse health effects. This study examined cigarette smoking in two middle-income areas with different levels and types of exposure to violence.
Methods: Association of exposure to verbal and physical violence with cigarette smoking in the West Bank oPt (2008) and in Jujuy Argentina (2006) was examined using cross-sectional surveys of 14 to 17-year old youth in 7th to 10th grade using probabilistic sampling.
Results: Violence exposure rates were more than double for Palestinian girls (99.6% vs. 41.2%) and boys (98.7% vs. 41.1%) compared with Argentinians. The rate of current cigarette smoking was significantly higher among Argentinian girls compared with Palestinian girls (33.1% vs. 7.1%, p<0.001). Exposure to verbal violence from family and to physical violence increased the odds of current cigarette smoking, respectively, among Argentinian girls (aOR=1.3, 95% CI=1.0-1.7; aOR=2.5, 95%CI=1.7-3.8), Palestinian girls (aOR 2.2, 95%CI= 1.1-2.4; aOR=2.0, 95%CI=1.1-3.6) and Argentinian boys (aOR=1.5, 95%CI=1.1-2.0; aOR=2.2, 95%CI=1.6-3.0), but not among Palestinian boys.
Conclusion: Findings highlight the importance of producing context and gender specific evidence from exposure to violence, to inform and increase the impact of targeted smoking prevention strategies.
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Country and Gender Differences in the Association between Violence and Cigarette Smoking Among Youth
Posted 18 Sep, 2020
On 14 Dec, 2020
On 26 Nov, 2020
Received 07 Nov, 2020
On 03 Nov, 2020
Received 21 Oct, 2020
On 14 Oct, 2020
Invitations sent on 01 Oct, 2020
On 15 Sep, 2020
On 14 Sep, 2020
On 14 Sep, 2020
On 31 Jul, 2020
Received 06 Jul, 2020
On 22 Jun, 2020
Received 19 May, 2020
On 14 May, 2020
Invitations sent on 01 Apr, 2020
On 26 Mar, 2020
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On 25 Mar, 2020
Background: Exposure to violence in youth may be associated with substance use and other adverse health effects. This study examined cigarette smoking in two middle-income areas with different levels and types of exposure to violence.
Methods: Association of exposure to verbal and physical violence with cigarette smoking in the West Bank oPt (2008) and in Jujuy Argentina (2006) was examined using cross-sectional surveys of 14 to 17-year old youth in 7th to 10th grade using probabilistic sampling.
Results: Violence exposure rates were more than double for Palestinian girls (99.6% vs. 41.2%) and boys (98.7% vs. 41.1%) compared with Argentinians. The rate of current cigarette smoking was significantly higher among Argentinian girls compared with Palestinian girls (33.1% vs. 7.1%, p<0.001). Exposure to verbal violence from family and to physical violence increased the odds of current cigarette smoking, respectively, among Argentinian girls (aOR=1.3, 95% CI=1.0-1.7; aOR=2.5, 95%CI=1.7-3.8), Palestinian girls (aOR 2.2, 95%CI= 1.1-2.4; aOR=2.0, 95%CI=1.1-3.6) and Argentinian boys (aOR=1.5, 95%CI=1.1-2.0; aOR=2.2, 95%CI=1.6-3.0), but not among Palestinian boys.
Conclusion: Findings highlight the importance of producing context and gender specific evidence from exposure to violence, to inform and increase the impact of targeted smoking prevention strategies.