まとめ
喫煙率は1982年に高かったが,特に若い白人女性の喫煙率は高く,リスクの高い行動も行っていた. 継続的な予防と禁煙の取り組みは,この集団にとって極めて重要です.
科学分野:
- 公衆衛生は公衆衛生である.
- エピデミオロジー エピデミオロジー
- 行動科学は,行動科学である.
背景:
- 1982年には,成人のほぼ3分の1が喫煙者であった.
- 喫煙者の割合は,人種や民族によって著しく異なっていた.
- 若年層は,一般の成人集団と比較して,喫煙パターンが異なっていた.
研究 の 目的:
- 1982年のさまざまな人口集団における喫煙率を分析する.
- 喫煙と他のリスク行動との関連を調査する.
- 男性と女性における禁煙の傾向を調べる.
主な方法:
- 行動リスク因子調査から得られた集約データを活用した.
- 異なる人種/民族 (ヒスパニック系,白人,黒人) の喫煙率の比較.
- 若い成人の喫煙行動とその他の危険因子との相関を分析した.
主要な成果:
- ヒスパニック系は,白人や黒人よりも喫煙率が低かった.
- 若い白人成人の喫煙率は,若い黒人とヒスパニック人と比較して最高でした.
- 喫煙者,特に若い女性は,アルコールを乱用し,シートベルトを着用しない割合が高かった.
- 1965年以来,女性の喫煙率の減少は男性に遅れをとっており,若い白人女性の40%以上が喫煙しています.
結論:
- 喫煙の全体的な減少にもかかわらず,若い女性の高い罹患率は,ターゲットを絞った予防と禁煙戦略を必要とします.
- 若い女性の喫煙問題に対処することは,将来の健康上の影響を軽減するために非常に重要です.
- 喫煙関連の罹病率と死亡率を減らすために,継続的な公衆衛生の介入が必要である.
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