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Harm Perceptions of Intermittent Tobacco Product Use Among U.S. Youth, 2016
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Mar 02 2018
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Source: J Adolesc Health. 62(6):750-753.
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Alternative Title:J Adolesc Health
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Description:Purpose
To describe U.S. youth harm perceptions of intermittent tobacco use.
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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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Pubmed ID:29501281
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC5964035
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