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Brand: The Gale Group Format: HTML Label: American School Health Association Manufacturer: American School Health Association Number Of Pages: 15 Publication Date: November 01, 1993 Publisher: American School Health Association Release Date: July 28, 2005 Studio: American School Health Association Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: This digital document is an article from Journal of School Health, published by American School Health Association on November 1, 1993. The length of the article is 4224 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. From the author: To examine tobacco use patterns and its sociobehavioral correlates among Hispanic in-school youth, a tobacco use and knowledge survey was administered to 660 children from fourth through sixth grade classes, of which 69% (n = 453) were of Hispanic origin. Male Hispanics were more exposed to previous tobacco use (38% vs. 20%, p |is less than~ .01), reported more current smoking, had more smoking friends, received more cigarette offers, and wanted to try a cigarette compared to females (all p |is less than~ .05). Also, more previous alcohol use was noted in the previous tobacco users, indicating its potential as a "gateway drug. "From multivariate analyses, being offered cigarettes was the strongest environmental indicator of previous tobacco usage, followed by having adult smokers in the house, smoking friends, (all p |is less than~ .01), and being around other smoking youth (p |is less than~ .05). This study offers additional knowledge about factors that may cause Hispanic youth to initiate smoking, and suggests the need to address peer and social influences in school-based substance abuse programs. Citation Details Title: Prevalence and sociobehavioral correlates of tobacco use among Hispanic children: the tobacco resistance activity program. Author: G.S. Don Morris Publication: Journal of School Health (Refereed) Date: November 1, 1993 Publisher: American School Health Association Volume: v63 Issue: n9 Page: p391(6) Distributed by Thomson Gale 
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