Changes in smoking among adolescents in the Republic of Karelia, Russia and Eastern Finland from 1995 to 2013
Aims: The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence of smoking, smoking experimentation and future intention to smoke in the Pitkäranta district, the Republic of Karelia, Russia and Eastern Finland in the years 1995 and 2013. Methods: Cross-sectional studies were carried out among 15-year-old...
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crsagepubl:10.1177/1403494815587437 2023-05-15T16:59:59+02:00 Changes in smoking among adolescents in the Republic of Karelia, Russia and Eastern Finland from 1995 to 2013 Aura, Annamari Laatikainen, Tiina Isoaho, Hannu Bykachev, Kirsi Lazutkina, Galina Tossavainen, Kerttu 2015 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1403494815587437 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1403494815587437 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1177/1403494815587437 en eng SAGE Publications http://journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license Scandinavian Journal of Public Health volume 43, issue 7, page 752-760 ISSN 1403-4948 1651-1905 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health General Medicine journal-article 2015 crsagepubl https://doi.org/10.1177/1403494815587437 2022-08-12T11:32:49Z Aims: The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence of smoking, smoking experimentation and future intention to smoke in the Pitkäranta district, the Republic of Karelia, Russia and Eastern Finland in the years 1995 and 2013. Methods: Cross-sectional studies were carried out among 15-year-old ninth grade adolescents in all schools in the Pitkäranta region (1995: n=385, response rate 95%; 2013: 182, response rate 98 %) and a sample of schools in Eastern Finland (1995: n=2098, response rate 91 %; 2013: 635 response rate 95 %). Results: The daily smoking prevalence among adolescents did not change either in Eastern Finland or in the Pitkäranta district from 1995 to 2013. However, smoking among Finnish adolescents was more common than among Russians ( p<0.001) and boys, in general, smoke more commonly than girls ( p<0.001). In Finland, early smoking experimentations declined by half among both genders but in Pitkäranta the girls’ smoking experimentations tripled (relative risk 3.03, 95% confidence interval 1.76–5.20) from 1995 to 2013. The combined effect of country and gender was significant ( p<0.001) for future intention to smoke. In Finland future intentions to smoke were very similar in boys and girls compared with obvious gender differences in Russia. Conclusions: These results suggest that more attention should be paid for programmes that consider better gender and culture -specific issues in preventing initiation of smoking and promoting an anti-smoking climate in societies. Article in Journal/Newspaper karelia* karelia* Republic of Karelia SAGE Publications (via Crossref) Pitkäranta ENVELOPE(27.464,27.464,66.737,66.737) Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 43 7 752 760 |
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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health General Medicine Aura, Annamari Laatikainen, Tiina Isoaho, Hannu Bykachev, Kirsi Lazutkina, Galina Tossavainen, Kerttu Changes in smoking among adolescents in the Republic of Karelia, Russia and Eastern Finland from 1995 to 2013 |
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Aims: The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence of smoking, smoking experimentation and future intention to smoke in the Pitkäranta district, the Republic of Karelia, Russia and Eastern Finland in the years 1995 and 2013. Methods: Cross-sectional studies were carried out among 15-year-old ninth grade adolescents in all schools in the Pitkäranta region (1995: n=385, response rate 95%; 2013: 182, response rate 98 %) and a sample of schools in Eastern Finland (1995: n=2098, response rate 91 %; 2013: 635 response rate 95 %). Results: The daily smoking prevalence among adolescents did not change either in Eastern Finland or in the Pitkäranta district from 1995 to 2013. However, smoking among Finnish adolescents was more common than among Russians ( p<0.001) and boys, in general, smoke more commonly than girls ( p<0.001). In Finland, early smoking experimentations declined by half among both genders but in Pitkäranta the girls’ smoking experimentations tripled (relative risk 3.03, 95% confidence interval 1.76–5.20) from 1995 to 2013. The combined effect of country and gender was significant ( p<0.001) for future intention to smoke. In Finland future intentions to smoke were very similar in boys and girls compared with obvious gender differences in Russia. Conclusions: These results suggest that more attention should be paid for programmes that consider better gender and culture -specific issues in preventing initiation of smoking and promoting an anti-smoking climate in societies. |
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Aura, Annamari Laatikainen, Tiina Isoaho, Hannu Bykachev, Kirsi Lazutkina, Galina Tossavainen, Kerttu |
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Aura, Annamari Laatikainen, Tiina Isoaho, Hannu Bykachev, Kirsi Lazutkina, Galina Tossavainen, Kerttu |
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Changes in smoking among adolescents in the Republic of Karelia, Russia and Eastern Finland from 1995 to 2013 |
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Changes in smoking among adolescents in the Republic of Karelia, Russia and Eastern Finland from 1995 to 2013 |
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Changes in smoking among adolescents in the Republic of Karelia, Russia and Eastern Finland from 1995 to 2013 |
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Changes in smoking among adolescents in the Republic of Karelia, Russia and Eastern Finland from 1995 to 2013 |
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Changes in smoking among adolescents in the Republic of Karelia, Russia and Eastern Finland from 1995 to 2013 |
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changes in smoking among adolescents in the republic of karelia, russia and eastern finland from 1995 to 2013 |
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