Adolescent gender differences in the determinants of tobacco smoking: a cross sectional survey among high school students in Sao Paulo.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diverse psychosocial factors have been associated with the use of cigarettes by adolescents. We investigated gender differences in tobacco smoking, and factors correlated with smoking among boys and girls.

Methods

Data was collected on recent cigarette smoking (CS) and related factors, with a focus on religious beliefs, leisure activities, family structure, relationships and parental monitoring from 2,691 private school-attending youths from 28 schools in São Paulo, Brazil, selected via probability sampling. Estimates were derived via weighted hierarchical logistic regression models.

Results

There was no difference in the prevalence of recent cigarette smoking between boys and girls (14.2%). Older age (aORboys = 1.71[1.33-2.21]; aORgirls = 1.73[1.35-2.23]),

SUBMITTER: Sanchez ZM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3004838 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature