Smoke-free homes, smoking susceptibility and familial smoking among never-smoking high school students: a cross-sectional analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research has shown that living in a smoke-free home has a positive effect on adolescents' perceived acceptance of smoking. However, the relationship between smoke-free homes and adolescent smoking behaviours remains unclear. The aim of this study was to examine the association between smoke-free homes and smoking susceptibility among high school students, and to determine whether these associations persist when analyses are stratified by familial smoking status.

Methods

We conducted a random cross-sectional survey (2012/2013 Youth Smoking Survey) of primary, junior and high school students in Canada (n = 47 203). Multivariable logistic regression analyses were used to examine the associations between smoke-free homes and susceptibility to smoking among never-smoki

SUBMITTER: Gregoire B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4933637 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature