Prevalence of Tobacco Use among First-Term Air Force Personnel before and after Basic Military Training
| Autor: | Larry N Williams, Charles B Hermesch, Edna Fiedler, Gary D. Gackstetter, Harry A. Lando |
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| Rok vydání: | 1996 |
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Gerontology
medicine.medical_specialty Longitudinal study Tobacco use business.industry Military service Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health hemic and immune systems chemical and pharmacologic phenomena General Medicine Military personnel surgical procedures operative Smoking epidemiology immune system diseases hemic and lymphatic diseases Epidemiology medicine business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Military Medicine. 161:318-323 |
| ISSN: | 1930-613X 0026-4075 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/milmed/161.6.318 |
| Popis: | To support the goal of a tobacco-free Air Force, a longitudinal study of 3,531 first-term airmen was conducted during basic military training (BMT) at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Tobacco use is currently prohibited during the 6-week period of BMT. Three self-reported surveys to determine tobacco use prevalence and behaviors were administered at the beginning, end, and 90 days post-BMT. Results indicate that 36% of men and 29% of women used some form of tobacco prior to BMT. Within 90 days after completing BMT, 74% of matched males and females resumed tobacco use and 6% of matched males and females initiated tobacco use. Regression analysis found that several survey questions could predict 85% of tobacco use and 88% of non-tobacco use after BMT. We conclude that tobacco prohibition during BMT has a small, beneficial effect on post-BMT tobacco use. Further efforts, however, are needed to meet the goal of a tobacco-free Air Force. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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