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Title: | Country and gender differences in the association between violence and cigarette smoking among youth | Authors: | Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M.E. Alderete, Ethel Husseini, Abdullatif Livaudais-Toman, Jennifer Pérez-Stable, Eliseo J. |
Keywords: | Youth and tobacco abuse;At-risk youth - Addictive behavior - Behavior modification;Men - Tobacco use;Youth - Tobacco use;Young adults - Tobacco use;Women - Tobacco use | Issue Date: | 2020 | Publisher: | Conflict and Health | Abstract: | Background: Exposure to violence in youth may be associated with substance use and other adverse health effects. This study examined cigarette smoking in two middle-income areas with different levels and types of exposure to violence. Methods: Association of exposure to verbal and physical violence with cigarette smoking in the West Bank oPt (2008) and in Jujuy Argentina (2006) was examined using cross-sectional surveys of 14 to 17-year old youth in 7th to 10th grade using probabilistic sampling. Results: Violence exposure rates were more than double for Palestinian girls (99.6% vs. 41.2%) and boys (98.7% vs. 41.1%) compared with Argentinians. The rate of current cigarette smoking was significantly higher among Argentinian girls compared with Palestinian girls (33.1% vs. 7.1%, p < 0.001). Exposure to verbal violence from family and to physical violence increased the odds of current cigarette smoking, respectively, among Argentinian girls (aOR = 1.3, 95% CI = 1.0–1.7; aOR = 2.5, 95%CI = 1.7–3.8), Palestinian girls (aOR 2.2, 95%CI = 1.1–2.4; aOR = 2.0, 95%CI = 1.1–3.6) and Argentinian boys (aOR = 1.5, 95%CI = 1.1–2.0; aOR = 2.2, 95%CI = 1.6–3.0), but not among Palestinian boys. Conclusion: Findings highlight the importance of producing context and gender specific evidence from exposure to violence, to inform and increase the impact of targeted smoking prevention strategies. | URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11889/8411 | DOI: | 10.1186/s13031-020-00332-7 |
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