Tobacco use associations with multi-dimensional adverse health outcomes among in-school adolescents in four Caribbean countries

The aim of the study was to assess tobacco use associations with multi-dimensional adverse health outcomes among adolescents in four Caribbean countries. Cross-sectional national adolescent school survey data (N = 9,143, median age 15 years) from Suriname, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Domin...

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spelling th-mahidol.822682023-05-19T14:56:21Z Tobacco use associations with multi-dimensional adverse health outcomes among in-school adolescents in four Caribbean countries Peltzer K. Mahidol University Psychology The aim of the study was to assess tobacco use associations with multi-dimensional adverse health outcomes among adolescents in four Caribbean countries. Cross-sectional national adolescent school survey data (N = 9,143, median age 15 years) from Suriname, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Dominican Republic in 2016–2017 were analysed. Results show that 13.5% of participants were current tobacco users. Tobacco consumption increased the odds of multi-dimensional adverse health outcomes, including six inadequate mental health indicators, nine health risk behaviours, and five social-environmental outcomes. Tobacco use prevention should address the multi-dimensional adverse health outcomes. 2023-05-19T07:56:21Z 2023-05-19T07:56:21Z 2023-01-01 Article Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies Vol.18 No.1 (2023) , 66-75 10.1080/17450128.2022.2151676 17450136 17450128 2-s2.0-85142839213 https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/82268 SCOPUS
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Tobacco use associations with multi-dimensional adverse health outcomes among in-school adolescents in four Caribbean countries
description The aim of the study was to assess tobacco use associations with multi-dimensional adverse health outcomes among adolescents in four Caribbean countries. Cross-sectional national adolescent school survey data (N = 9,143, median age 15 years) from Suriname, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Dominican Republic in 2016–2017 were analysed. Results show that 13.5% of participants were current tobacco users. Tobacco consumption increased the odds of multi-dimensional adverse health outcomes, including six inadequate mental health indicators, nine health risk behaviours, and five social-environmental outcomes. Tobacco use prevention should address the multi-dimensional adverse health outcomes.
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title Tobacco use associations with multi-dimensional adverse health outcomes among in-school adolescents in four Caribbean countries
title_short Tobacco use associations with multi-dimensional adverse health outcomes among in-school adolescents in four Caribbean countries
title_full Tobacco use associations with multi-dimensional adverse health outcomes among in-school adolescents in four Caribbean countries
title_fullStr Tobacco use associations with multi-dimensional adverse health outcomes among in-school adolescents in four Caribbean countries
title_full_unstemmed Tobacco use associations with multi-dimensional adverse health outcomes among in-school adolescents in four Caribbean countries
title_sort tobacco use associations with multi-dimensional adverse health outcomes among in-school adolescents in four caribbean countries
publishDate 2023
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