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Alternative Title:
J Adolesc Health
Personal Author:
Wang, Teresa W. ; Trivers, Katrina F. ; Marynak, Kristy ; O’Brien, Erin Keely ; Persoskie, Alexander ; ... More +
Wang, Teresa W. ; Trivers, Katrina F. ; Marynak, Kristy ; O’Brien, Erin Keely ; Persoskie, Alexander ; Liu, Sherry T. ; King, Brian A. Less -
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Purpose

To describe U.S. youth harm perceptions of intermittent tobacco use.

Methods

Using data from the 2016 National Youth Tobacco Survey of U.S. students in grades 6–12 (n=20,575), we examined prevalence and correlates of harm perceptions of tobacco product use on “some days but not every day” for four tobacco products. Associations between current (past 30-day) use and harm perceptions were assessed using multivariable regression.

Results

Perceiving that intermittent use causes ‘no’ or ‘little’ harm was 9.7% for cigarettes, 12.0% for smokeless tobacco, 18.7% for hookah, and 37.5% for e-cigarettes. Perceptions were associated with past 30-day use, and more than half of past 30-day non-cigarette users perceived intermittent use as causing ‘little’ or ‘no’ harm.

Conclusions

One in ten youth perceived intermittent cigarette smoking as causing ‘no’ or ‘little’ harm; this perception was higher among current users. Efforts are warranted to educate youth about the risks of tobacco product use.


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Source:
J Adolesc Health. 62(6):750-753.
Pubmed ID:
29501281
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC5964035
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
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CDC Public Access
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