Prevalence of spit tobacco use and health effects awareness in baseball coaches.
OBJECTIVE
To assess spit tobacco usage and knowledge of health effects in baseball coaches.


METHODS
Participants (N = 509) were affiliated with the American Baseball Coaches Association and completed a Web-based survey.


RESULTS
Data was ascertained in spit tobacco use, health effects, and possible intervention areas.


CONCLUSIONS
The prevalence of use in respondents was 18.5 percent. The authors feel that the coaching profession is a fertile environment to decrease spit tobacco use in adolescents through positive role modeling and appropriate intervention techniques.
Eaves
Ted
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North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC 27411, USA.
Schmitz
Randy
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Siebel
Edmund J
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D000328:Adult; D001484:Baseball; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012380:Role; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D014030:Tobacco, Smokeless; D055815:Young Adult