Adolescents' smoking behaviors, beliefs on the risks of smoking, and exposure to ETS in Juárez, Mexico.
OBJECTIVE
To assess the smoking behaviors, beliefs about the risks of smoking, and exposure to ETS among adolescents in Juárez, Mexico.


METHODS
A cross-sectional study was conducted with sixth-grade students (N=506), aged 11-13 years old, attending 6 randomly selected schools. Schools were classified by school setting and SES.


RESULTS
Students attending a low SES school setting were more likely to have smoked (P < 0.01), be current smokers (P < 0.01), be exposed to ETS at home and in public (P < 0.01) than were students attending a middle or high SES school.


CONCLUSIONS
Smoking interventions should target students attending school in low SES settings.
Bird
Yelena
Y
Department of Health Science, College of Health & Social Services, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003, USA. yelena@nmsu.edu
Moraros
John
J
Olsen
Larry K
LK
Coronado
Gloria D
GD
Thompson
Beti
B
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution