Patterns of smokeless tobacco use in a population of high school students.
- 1 February 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Public Health Association in American Journal of Public Health
- Vol. 76 (2) , 190-192
- https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.76.2.190
Abstract
We assessed the prevalence of smokeless tobacco use by 901 high school students in two Arkansas communities, and identified factors associated with initiation and maintenance. Results showed that 36.7 per cent of males and 2.2 per cent of females currently used smokeless tobacco. Modal responses indicated that if smokeless tobacco was used at all, it was used with frequency on an almost daily basis. Health professionals need to monitor this phenomenon closely and take appropriate preventive actions.Keywords
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