TY - JOUR
T1 - Tobacco use associations with multi-dimensional adverse health outcomes among in-school adolescents in four Caribbean countries
AU - Peltzer, Karl
AU - Pengpid, Supa
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Adverse health outcomes
KW - adolescents
KW - tobacco use
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85142839213&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/17450128.2022.2151676
DO - 10.1080/17450128.2022.2151676
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85142839213
SN - 1745-0128
VL - 18
SP - 66
EP - 75
JO - Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies
JF - Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies
IS - 1
ER -