Oswal Kunal C
Terna Dental College, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, India
Asia Pac J Public Health. 2015 Mar;27(2):NP203-11. doi: 10.1177/1010539511436322. Epub 2012 Feb 2.
To differentiate between the different types of tobacco users and analyze the association between types of tobacco users and factors like pocket money and peer and parental influence across most of the state in India using the data obtained from Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) between 2000 and 2004.
The GYTS data encompassed a representative 2-stage probability sample of students aged 13 to 15 years across 24 states and 2 union territories in India. These students were interviewed using an anonymous, self-administered questionnaire.
A very strong association between users and pocket money was found in most of the states, with northeastern states having a very strong association-Sikkim, odds ratio (OR) = 8.43 (confidence interval [CI] = 6.08-11.69), and Manipur, OR = 5.58 (CI = 3.60-8.65)-after adjusting for close friend being smoker, close friend being smokeless tobacco user, parental influence, age, and gender.
This study found a strong association between tobacco use by adolescents and having pocket money and close friends being tobacco users.
利用2000年至2004年全球青少年烟草调查（GYTS）获得的数据，区分印度大部分邦不同类型的烟草使用者，并分析烟草使用者类型与零花钱、同伴及父母影响等因素之间的关联。
GYTS数据涵盖了印度24个邦和2个联邦属地中13至15岁学生具有代表性的两阶段概率样本。这些学生通过匿名的自填问卷进行访谈。
在大多数邦，使用者与零花钱之间存在很强的关联，在东北部各邦这种关联尤为强烈——锡金邦，比值比（OR）=8.43（置信区间[CI]=6.08 - 11.69），曼尼普尔邦，OR = 5.58（CI = 3.60 - 8.65）——在对亲密朋友为吸烟者、亲密朋友为无烟烟草使用者、父母影响、年龄和性别进行调整之后。
本研究发现青少年烟草使用与拥有零花钱以及亲密朋友为烟草使用者之间存在很强的关联。
