Smokeless Tobacco Use and Related Factors: A Study in the US Military Population
| Autor: | Thomas R Schneid, Jie Lin, Craig D. Shriver, Aida M Soliván-Ortiz, Sukhyung Lee, Stacy L Larsen, Kangmin Zhu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Adult
Male Tobacco Smokeless Health (social science) Active duty Social Psychology Health Behavior Population 0211 other engineering and technologies Special needs 02 engineering and technology Tobacco Use Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Environmental health Prevalence Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Family history education Related factors 021110 strategic defence & security studies education.field_of_study business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Service member United States Military personnel Military Personnel Smokeless tobacco Female business |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Health Behavior. 42:102-117 |
| ISSN: | 1087-3244 |
| DOI: | 10.5993/ajhb.42.4.10 |
| Popis: | ObjectivesThe prevalence of smokeless tobacco use in the US military is alarmingly high. We aimed to identify factors related to smokeless tobacco use among active duty service members. Methods Participants (N = 2465) from Fort Bragg Army Base, North Carolina and Lackland Air Force Base, Texas completed a self-administered questionnaire. We performed stepwise logistic regression analysis to identify factors statistically associated with smokeless tobacco use. Results The prevalence of use was higher at the Army base than the Air Force base (32.6% vs 11.6%). White race, cigarette smoking, low perception of harm, and family history of use were significant factors identified at both sites. Compared with users from the Air Force base, users from the army base tended to be current heavy users with longer duration of use, and who started at an older age after joining military and made less effort to quit. Current Department of Defense (DoD) cessation resources were not being utilized by active duty service members. Conclusions We identified statistically significant factors related to smokeless tobacco among active duty service members. The non-utilization of the DoD cessation resources calls for a cessation strategy that meets the special needs of military personnel. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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