ERIC Number: EJ1242741
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Feb
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-0268-1153
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Are National Antitobacco Campaigns Reaching High-Risk Adolescents? A Cross-Sectional Analysis from PATH Wave 2
Weiger, C. V.; Alexander, T. N.; Moran, M. B.
Health Education Research, v35 n1 p44-59 Feb 2020
Smoking education and prevention campaigns have had marked success in reducing rates of tobacco use among adolescents, however, disparities in use continue to exist. It is critical to assess if adolescents at risk for tobacco use are being exposed to antitobacco campaigns. We used data from Wave 2 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study to assess the relationship between exposure to three antitobacco campaigns and key characteristics related to higher risk of cigarette use using full-sample weights and Poisson regression models with robust variance. Adjusted models identified that exposure to antitobacco campaigns was more common among racial and sexual minority adolescents and adolescents who: reported exposure to tobacco marketing, spent more time using media and had household income greater than $25 000. While some high-risk youth are more likely to report exposure to campaigns, there are some priority groups that are not being reached by current efforts compared with non-priority groups, including youth living in households with income below the poverty line and adolescents who are susceptible to cigarette smoking. Future campaigns should consider targeting these groups specifically in order to reduce tobacco use disparities.
Descriptors: Smoking, Health Education, Health Programs, Prevention, Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Program Effectiveness, Minority Groups, Family Income
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institute on Drug Abuse (DHHS/PHS); Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (DHHS/PHS), Center for Tobacco Products (CTP); National Institutes of Health (DHHS); National Cancer Institute (NCI) (NIH); Food and Drug Administration (DHHS/PHS)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: K01DA037903; T32CA00931436