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Alternative tobacco use among college students: who is at highest risk?
Nosayaba Enofe1, Carla J Berg2, Eric J Nehl1
1Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Emory University School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Objective:
To examines smoking status, substance use, sociodemographics, and psychosocial characteristics in relation to alternative tobacco use among college students.
Methods:
Current tobacco use (cigarettes, cigar-like products, hookah, chew, snus) and correlates (sociodemographics, sensation-seeking, attitudes toward tobacco and smokers, social factors) were assessed among students aged 18-25 at 6 Southeastern US colleges using an online survey.
Results:
Those who were younger, male, black, cigarette and marijuana users, and demonstrating at-risk psychosocial factors were at increased risk of alternative tobacco product use (p < .001). Among current smokers, never daily nondaily smokers were 3 times as likely as former daily non-daily smokers and daily smokers to use alternative tobacco products (p < .001).
Conclusions:
Important risk factors for alternative tobacco use included important sociodemographic and psychosocial characteristics.
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