ERIC Number: EJ1185045
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Aug
Pages: 10
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1090-1981
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Smoke-Free Home and Vehicle Policies among Community College Smokers
Ossip, Deborah J.; Johnson, Tye; Assibey-Mensah, Vanessa; Wang, Sijiu; McLaren, Donald; Calabro, Karen; Prokhorov, Alexander V.; McIntosh, Scott
Health Education & Behavior, v45 n4 p540-549 Aug 2018
Background: Personal smoke-free policies (home and vehicle) reduce secondhand smoke exposure, improve health, and increase quitting among smokers. Overall, 83.0% and 78.1% of Americans report smoke-free homes and vehicles, respectively. However, little is known about such policies among 2-year community college (CC) students, who represent a large, diverse population with higher smoking rates and less negative attitudes toward smoking than 4-year college students. Methods: Prevalence of, and factors associated with, personal smoke-free policies were examined for 2,475 CC smokers enrolled in a national trial of web-assisted tobacco intervention. Results: Few students had smoke-free home policies (20.7%), smoke-free vehicles (17.0%), both smoke-free home and vehicle policy (4.2%), or any policy (home or vehicle; 31.2%). In logistic regression models, having children was associated with a smoke-free home or any policy but not with a smoke-free vehicle, and among participants who had children, only 20% reported a smoke-free home, and only 15% had a smoke-free vehicle. In addition, not living with other smokers, living with parents or roommates/siblings (vs. alone), smoking later than 30 minutes after awakening, believing that smoking affects the health of others, and confidence in quitting were associated with presence of a smoke-free home or any policy; no variables were significantly associated with presence of a smoke-free vehicle. Conclusions: CC students represent a priority population for intervention regarding smoke-free homes and vehicles. Such intervention can decrease exposure of others, including children, and potentially increase the likelihood of quitting in this high-risk population.
Descriptors: Smoking, Two Year College Students, Incidence, Policy, Motor Vehicles, Family Environment, Student Surveys, Barriers, Statistical Analysis, Health Behavior, Student Characteristics
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) (NIH)
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Identifiers - Location: New York
Grant or Contract Numbers: R01CA152093