Relationship Between Frequency and Intensity of Cigarette Smoking and TTFC/C Among Students of the GYTS in Select Countries, 2007-2009

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• Alternative Title:
  J Sch Health
• Personal Author:
  Lam, Eugene ; Giovino, Gary A. ; Shin, Mikyong ; Lee, Kyung A. ; Rolle, Italia ; Asma, Samira
• Description:
  BACKGROUND
  
  This study assessed the construct validity of a measure of nicotine dependence that was used in the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS).
  
  METHODS
  
  Using 2007-2009 data from the GYTS, subjects from 6 countries were used to assess current smokers’ odds of reporting time to first cigarette or craving positive (TTFC/C+) by the number of cigarette smoking days per month (DPM) and the number of cigarettes smoked per day (CPD).
  
  RESULTS
  
  The percentage of GYTS smokers who reported TTFC/C+ ranged from 58.0% to 69.7%. Compared with students who smoked on 1-2 DPM, those who smoked on 3-9 DPM had 3 times the adjusted odds of reporting TTFC/C+. The adjusted odds of reporting TTFC/C+ were 3 to 7 times higher among those who smoked 10-29 DPM and 6 to 20 times higher among daily smokers. Similarly, the adjusted odds of TTFC/C+ were 3-6 times higher among those who smoked 2-5 CPD and 6 to 20 times higher among those who smoked >6 CPD, compared to those who smoked <1 CPD.
  
  CONCLUSION
  
  Associations of TTFC/C+ prevalence with both frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking provide a construct validation of the GYTS question used to assess respondents’ TTFC/C status.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adolescent Behavior Age Distribution Article Female Health Surveys Humans Logistic Models Male Prevalence Questionnaires Reproducibility Of Results Schools Sex Distribution Smoking Smoking Cessation Tobacco

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• Source:
  J Sch Health. 84(9):549-558.
• Pubmed ID:
  25117888
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4536900
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  VIF4/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
• Name as Subject:
  Global Youth Tobacco Survey ; World Health Organization. ; Global Youth Tobacco Survey
• Place as Subject:
  Argentina ; Jordan ; Malaysia ; Slovakia ; South Africa ; Thailand
• Volume:
  84
• Issue:
  9
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:b3478fdb6336a58cdd5c6991abdb83dfbb3eec117528da1e254738770be91d7d
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/32882/cdc_32882_DS1.pdf
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