학술논문
Differences among factors associated with tobacco product use among Black and White adolescents: A cross-sectional analysis of wave one of the PATH study 2013–2014
Document Type
article
Source
Tobacco Induced Diseases, Vol 21, Iss May, Pp 1-12 (2023)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1617-9625
Abstract
Introduction Tobacco use remains a primary cause of health disparities between Black and White Americans. Current approaches have not improved tobaccorelated racial health disparities. This study aimed to identify differences in factors associated with tobacco product use among Black and White adolescents. Methods This cross-sectional design used data from Wave One (2013–2014) of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study. Adolescents aged 12–17 years who identified as non-Hispanic Black or African American (n=1800) or non- Hispanic White (n=6495) were included. Primary outcomes were the ever use and current use of any tobacco products. Sociocultural, household environment, psychological, and behavioral factors were included. Logistic regressions, stratified by race, were used to determine significance. Dominance analysis was used to rank significant factors by their level of importance. Results Although there were many Black–White commonalities, there were also important differences. Black adolescents in the Northeast were more likely to have ever used tobacco compared to those in the South (OR=0.6; 95% CI: 0.6–0.7, p