Relationship between Frequency and Intensity of Cigarette Smoking and TTFC/C among Students of the GYTS in Select Countries, 2007-2009

Autor/inn/en	Lam, Eugene; Giovino, Gary A.; Shin, Mikyong; Lee, Kyung A.; Rolle, Italia; Asma, Samira
Titel	Relationship between Frequency and Intensity of Cigarette Smoking and TTFC/C among Students of the GYTS in Select Countries, 2007-2009
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 84 (2014) 9, S.549-558 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/josh.12185
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Smoking; Students; Surveys; Comparative Analysis; Construct Validity; Measures (Individuals) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Rauchen; Student; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Messdaten
Abstract	Background: This study assessed the construct validity of a measure of nicotine dependence that was used in the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS). Methods: Using 2007-2009 data from the GYTS, subjects from 6 countries were used to assess current smokers' odds of reporting time to first cigarette or craving positive (TTFC/C+) by the number of cigarette smoking days per month (DPM) and the number of cigarettes smoked per day (CPD). Results: The percentage of GYTS smokers who reported TTFC/C+ ranged from 58.0% to 69.7%. Compared with students who smoked on 1-2 DPM, those who smoked on 3-9 DPM had 3 times the adjusted odds of reporting TTFC/C+. The adjusted odds of reporting TTFC/C+ were 3 to 7 times higher among those who smoked 10-29 DPM and 6 to 20 times higher among daily smokers. Similarly, the adjusted odds of TTFC/C+ were 3-6 times higher among those who smoked 2-5 CPD and 6 to 20 times higher among those who smoked >6 CPD, compared to those who smoked <1 CPD. Conclusion: Associations of TTFC/C+ prevalence with both frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking provide a construct validation of the GYTS question used to assess respondents' TTFC/C status. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10