Tobacco Cessation Behaviors Among U.S. Middle and High School Students, 2020

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• Alternative Title:
  J Adolesc Health
• Personal Author:
  Zhang, Lei ; Gentzke, Andrea ; Trivers, Katrina F. ; VanFrank, Brenna
• Description:
  Purpose:
  
  The landscape of youth tobacco product use has changed dramatically in recent years; however, little is known about current youth cessation behaviors. This study aims to assess prevalence and correlates of quit intentions and past-year quit attempts among U.S. middle and high school students who report current use of any tobacco product, cigarettes, and e-cigarettes.
  
  Methods:
  
  Data came from the 2020 National Youth Tobacco Survey, a nationally representative cross-sectional school-based survey of students in grades 6–12. Weighed prevalence estimates of quit intentions and past-year quit attempts among users of any tobacco product, cigarettes, and e-cigarettes are presented. Multivariable-adjusted logistic regression with predictive marginals was used to assess sociodemographic correlates of quit intentions and quit attempts for each tobacco product user group.
  
  Results:
  
  Quit intentions were reported by 62.5% of current users of any tobacco product, 68.1% of cigarette smokers, and 63.9% of e-cigarette users. Similarly, past-year quit attempts were reported by 65.4% of current users of any tobacco product, 65.8% of cigarettes smokers, and 67.4% for e-cigarette users. Harm perceptions toward tobacco, nicotine dependency, and the use of ≥2 tobacco products were significantly correlated with quit intentions, quit attempts, or both among different tobacco product user groups.
  
  Conclusions:
  
  Most students who use tobacco products want to quit and have attempted to do so. Development of youth-focused cessation interventions, particularly those addressing the most commonly used products, could potentially accelerate progress in a comprehensive approach to youth tobacco prevention and control.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Cross-Sectional Studies Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems Humans Smoking Cessation Students Tobacco Products Tobacco Use Cessation
• Keywords:
  Quit Attempts Quit Intentions Tobacco Cessation Youth
• Source:
  J Adolesc Health. 70(1):147-154
• Pubmed ID:
  34930566
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC11093620
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  70
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:ea94096dd56f83d805a5068476466dc0cbbdfc70b544c1f7299be02bbe43e644
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/156504/cdc_156504_DS1.pdf
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