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Smoking in young people with asthma
A Hublet1, D De Bacquer, W Boyce
1Department of Public Health, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium. anne.hublet@ugent.be
Journal of Public Health (Oxford, England)
|August 7, 2007
Summary
Adolescents with asthma are more likely to smoke daily than those without asthma. Risk factors for smoking are similar in both groups, but asthmatics are more susceptible to them.
Area of Science:
- Adolescent Health
- Respiratory Medicine
- Public Health
Background:
- Asthma management guidelines strongly advise against smoking.
- Prevalence of smoking among adolescents with asthma is not well understood.
- This study investigates smoking behaviors in adolescents with and without asthma.
Purpose of the Study:
- Compare daily smoking prevalence in 15-year-olds with and without asthma.
- Evaluate the role of risk factors in smoking behavior for both groups.
Main Methods:
- Utilized data from the 2001-2002 international Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study.
- Included questions on health behavior, resources, and asthma in six countries.
- Compared smoking prevalence and risk factor associations between asthmatic and non-asthmatic adolescents.
Main Results:
- Adolescents with diagnosed asthma showed a higher likelihood of daily smoking.
- Similar risk factors (drunkenness, cannabis use, low life satisfaction, peer/parental smoking) were associated with daily smoking in both groups.
- Adolescents with asthma were more prone to exhibit these risk factors.
Conclusions:
- Smoking among adolescents with asthma presents a significant public health concern.
- Smoking prevention programs should specifically target adolescents with asthma.
- Healthcare providers should enhance efforts to motivate asthmatic adolescents to avoid smoking.
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