Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Smoking Prevalence Among Adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Secondhand smoke is a substantial risk factor for youth health globally, including in Japan, where tobacco control policies should be reassessed.

Objective

To assess trends in the prevalence of secondhand smoke exposure among Japanese adolescents from 2008 to 2017 and to examine the association between its frequency and smoking during the study period.

Design, setting, and participants

This study comprised a nationally representative, self-administered, school-based, cross-sectional survey focusing on tobacco and alcohol use and related factors among students in grades 7 to 12 (ages 12-18 years) in Japan. This random sampling survey used single-stage cluster sampling. Using the national school directory, junior and senior high schools throughout Japan were

SUBMITTER: Kuwabara Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10589809 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature