澳大利亚青少年使用电子烟和其他与吸烟易感相关的风险因素
Maree Scully1, Elizabeth Greenhalgh2, Emily Bain1
1Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer, Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne, Australia.
Australian and New Zealand journal of public health
|August 24, 2023
概括
在澳大利亚,使用电子烟是青少年吸烟易感的最大风险因素. 其他因素包括社会规范,偶尔吸烟的低危险感知和抑郁症症状.
科学领域:
- 青少年健康 青少年健康
- 对烟草的控制工作.
- 公共卫生政策 公共卫生政策
背景情况:
- 吸烟易感性是青少年未来吸烟行为的关键预测因素.
- 了解风险因素对于制定有效的预防策略至关重要.
- 以前的研究已经确定了与年轻人吸烟相关的各种心理社会和环境因素.
研究的目的:
- 确定澳大利亚青少年吸烟易感性的重大风险因素.
- 为制定有针对性的吸烟预防政策和计划提供信息.
- 分析电子烟使用与吸烟易感性之间的关联.
主要方法:
- 一项横截面调查对4171名12至17岁的澳大利亚青少年进行,这些青少年从未吸过烟.
- 双变量分析确定了潜在的风险因素.
- 使用多变量逻辑回归来确定与吸烟易感性的独立关联.
主要成果:
- 11%的从未吸烟的青少年报告说,他们容易吸烟.
- 电子烟的使用是最强的预测因素 (AOR=3.26).
- 其他重要因素包括吸烟的知觉同龄人受欢迎程度 (AOR=2.87),有吸烟的朋友 (AOR=2.66),低估偶尔吸烟风险 (AOR=2.56) 和抑郁症状 (AOR=1.59).
结论:
- 电子烟的使用是澳大利亚年轻人开始吸烟的主要风险因素.
- 社会规范,低水平的烟草使用对危害的误解和心理健康也与吸烟易感性有关.
- 需要更严格的电子烟法规和解决这些因素的干预措施,以防止青少年吸烟.
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