Smoking among adolescents in China: 1998 survey findings

Yang, Gonghuan; Ma, Jiemin; Chen, Ai Ping; Brown, Shannon R.; Taylor, Carl E.; Samet, Jonathan M.

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“…Among Chinese adolescents, it is estimated that 33.3-47.8% of males and 12.8-24.3% of females have initiated smoking (i.e., have smoked at least once), and 15.0-18.30% of males and 1.7-4.0% of females are current smokers [29][30][31][32][33]. Despite substantial and documented tobacco control efforts in China, researchers have found only limited success in preventing or reducing tobacco use among adolescents [28,34].…”

Section: Cigarette Smoking In China: Prevalence and Existing Researchmentioning

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Identification and Structural Characterization of Avian Beta-Defensin 2 Peptides from Pheasant and Quail

Kannan¹

2013

J Proteomics Bioinform

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Identification and Structural Characterization of Avian Beta-Defensin 2 Peptides from Pheasant and Quail

Kannan¹

2013

J Proteomics Bioinform

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“…Researchers have found that up to 50% of boys and approximately 10% of adolescent girls in China are now experimenting with cigarette smoking (Yang et al, 2004;Jiang et al, 2006). Furthermore, an increasing trend in smoking and a declining trend in the age of smoking onset are reported in several studies (Yang et al, 1999;Chen et al, 2001;Yang et al, 2004).…”

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“…Understanding media receptivity and its impact on cigarette smoking would be of great significance for tobacco control. In addition to receptivity to pro-tobacco media messages, a number of other factors have also been linked to increased risk of adolescent tobacco use, including smoking behaviors of peers, parents and teachers (Yang et al, 2004;Chen et al, 2006;Wen et al, 2007;Tanski, Stoolmiller, Gerrard, & Sargent, 2011).…”

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Receptivity to Pro-Tobacco Media and Cigarette Smoking among Vocational High School Students in China

Chen

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The purpose of this study was to assess the association of receptivity to pro-smoking media and cigarette smoking among adolescents in China and updating data on smoking prevalence and typology. Data were collected from a random sample (n=553) of vocational high school students in Wuhan, China, with a response rate of 99%. Media receptivity was assessed using the Adolescent Tobacco Media Receptivity Scale (ATMRS, score range of 1-4). Smoking typology including habitual smokers and chippers, and smoking prevalence in one day, two days, one week, one month, two months, six months and one year were assessed. Reported smoking was verified using exhaled carbon monoxide. It was found that the initiation rates of smoking were 71.3% for boys and 27.4% for girls with 45% of the boys and 6.3% of the girls smoking in the past 30 days. Of the smokers, 40.7% were self-stoppers and 29.6% were chippers. The mean ATMRS score was 2.45 (SD=0.83) with boys scoring higher than girls. ATMRS scores were significantly associated with initiation and after-initiation smoking assessed at various durations. Findings of this study imply that Chinese youth are highly receptive to pro-tobacco media. Social marketing against tobacco advertising should be adopted as an important strategy for tobacco control in China. In addition, the period of 30-day appears to be an optimal choice to assess cigarette smoking as conventionally used in past research.

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“…If current trends continue, tobacco-caused deaths and diseases such as cancer, heart disease, and premature death will assume greater prominence (S. Niu et al, 1998;G. Yang et al, 2001;G. Yang et al, 2004;G.…”

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“…Chen, Unger, Cruz, & Johnson, 1999;Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014;Fang, Zheng, & Lin, 2001;Huang & Li, 2005;H. Liu et al, 2012;Unger et al, 2001;Weiss et al, 2008;G. Yang et al, 2004;L.…”

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A Theory-Based Smoking Intervention for Chinese High School Students: Development, Implementation, and Evaluation

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Background: With 316 million smokers, China is the world's largest tobacco consumer.Adolescent smoking rates are increasing among females, and remain at a high level among males. Reducing smoking behaviour and associated cognitions in this transitional period is important to curb smoking in early adulthood.Objective: There were two objectives in this PhD: (i) to explore the psychological mechanisms underlying Chinese adolescents' smoking behaviour (Study 1); and (ii) to develop, implement, and evaluate a school-based smoking intervention among Chinese adolescents (Study 2). The latter objective was based on the former.Design: Mixed approaches were utilised. Study 1 used semi-structured focus groups based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) among high school students. Following the Consensual Qualitative Research (CQR) methods, data were coded into seven domains.Based on the findings in Study 1, a belief-driven smoking programme ("Achieve my healthy future") was designed, and incorporated life skills training. After the implementation of the programme, smoking behaviour, associated cognitions, and skills were evaluated in a longitudinal design (3 time-points). Study 2 also included a qualitative study of the perceptions of school-based tobacco management among high school students and teaching staff members, using focus groups and interviews.Setting: Two middle schools in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China (February -October 2016). Participants: Thirty 10th graders in Study 1 (50% female and 50% male); 207 10 th graders enrolled in Study 2 (106 in the intervention group; 101 in the control group).ii Measurements: Two qualitative studies and one quantitative study were included. For the elicitation study (Study 1), focus groups was used. For the qualitative study (Study 2), smoking behaviour, associated cognitions (intention, attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioural control, willingness, prototype), and life skills (stress coping, decision making, assertiveness, pragmatics, dispositions towards critical thinking) were tested. For the perception study (Study 2), mixed data from focus groups, interviews, and field observations were used.Intervention: Based on the findings of Study 1, a four-session classroom-based intervention was designed. The programme focused on psychological constructs (attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioural control, and prototype) as well as life skills (stress coping, decision making, assertiveness and pragmatics, and critical thinking). Each session lasted for 40 minutes.Key findings: (i) Study 1 identified seven domains, namely, advantages, disadvantages, approvers, disapprovers, facilitators, barriers, and smoker images. Smoking as a gendered behaviour, smoking as influenced by cultural and environmental contexts, smoking as a strategy to cope with stress, and awareness of the harm of smoking, are highlighted themes across domains. Based on the elicited beliefs, a smoking intervention programme was designed. Study 2 showed that (ii) the pilot intervention based o...

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Smoking among adolescents in China: 1998 survey findings

Cited by 58 publications

References 21 publications

Identification and Structural Characterization of Avian Beta-Defensin 2 Peptides from Pheasant and Quail

Identification and Structural Characterization of Avian Beta-Defensin 2 Peptides from Pheasant and Quail

Receptivity to Pro-Tobacco Media and Cigarette Smoking among Vocational High School Students in China

A Theory-Based Smoking Intervention for Chinese High School Students: Development, Implementation, and Evaluation

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