Busen N H, Modeland V, Kouzekanani K
School of Nursing, The University of Texas Houston Health Science Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
J Pediatr Nurs. 2001 Jun;16(3):187-93. doi: 10.1053/jpdn.2001.24182.
During the past 30 years, tobacco use among adolescents has substantially increased, resulting in major health problems associated with tobacco consumption. The purpose of this study was to identify adolescent smoking behaviors and to determine the relationship among smoking, specific demographic variables, and health risk behaviors. The sample consisted of 93 self-selecting adolescents. An ex post facto design was used for this study and data were analyzed by using nonparametric statistics. Findings included a statistically significant relationship between lifetime cigarette use and ethnicity. Statistically significant relationships were also found among current cigarette use and ethnicity, alcohol use, marijuana use, suicidal thoughts, and age at first sexual intercourse. Nurses and other providers must recognize that cigarette smoking may indicate other risk behaviors common among adolescents.
在过去30年里，青少年吸烟现象大幅增加，导致了与烟草消费相关的重大健康问题。本研究的目的是识别青少年吸烟行为，并确定吸烟、特定人口统计学变量和健康风险行为之间的关系。样本包括93名自行选择的青少年。本研究采用事后回溯设计，数据通过非参数统计进行分析。研究结果包括终生吸烟与种族之间存在统计学上的显著关系。当前吸烟与种族、饮酒、吸食大麻、自杀念头以及首次性交年龄之间也存在统计学上的显著关系。护士和其他医疗服务提供者必须认识到，吸烟可能表明青少年中常见的其他风险行为。
