Tobacco Use Prevalence and Factors Associated with Tobacco Use in New U.S. Army Personnel
- 30 June 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Journal of Addictive Diseases
- Vol. 29 (3), 284-293
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10550887.2010.489445
Abstract
This study examined the prevalence of tobacco use and factors associated with pre-military service cigarette and smokeless tobacco use. From January 2000 to December 2006, military students arriving for Advanced Individual Training at the U.S. Army Ordnance School completed a questionnaire that asked about their use of tobacco products. The prevalence of smokeless tobacco use from 2000 to 2006 for women generally decreased, as did the number of cigarettes smoked per day by men. For men and women, factors associated with cigarette use included younger age, Caucasian race, and use of smokeless tobacco. Factors associated with smokeless tobacco use among men included younger age, Caucasian race, and cigarette use. For women, cigarette use was the only factor associated with smokeless tobacco use. The identified factors in this study could be used to establish strategies in the future to reduce tobacco use in the military.Keywords
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