title: [Smoking among 15-year-olds in Poland depending on selected sociodemographic factors--trends 2006-2014].
abstract: International HBSC (Health Behavior in School-aged Children) studies provide an unique opportunity to monitor trends in health behaviours. The purpose of the present study is to describe current trends in the prevalence and determinants of daily smoking among Polish adolescents. Materials and methods: Analyses were based on data from the samples of 15-year-olds who participated in the HBSC study in 2005/2006, 2009/2010 and 2013/2014 (total N = 5722). A dichotomous variable was created, representing daily smoking. Family socioeconomic status was described by a subjective indicator (PFW--perceived family well-off) and neighborhood well-off Daily smoking rates decreased in 2006-2014, however gender influenced. An upward trend was observed in girls. Gender convergence in smoking was due to coexisting increase of rates in girls and decrease in boys. Based on the data from the combined sample, daily smoking was more prevalent in poor families and in regions with more local problems, which applied both to boys and girls. An increase risk of smoking in rich families was observed only in 2006. In the last survey only local area status remained in the final model. Conclusions: Preliminary results of the new HBSC study conducted in Poland suggest unfavorable trends in tobacco smoking mostly in adolescent girls. It is worth to pay attention to the environmental aspects of smoking in adolescence and to analyze both the impact of family and neighborhood well-off.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kowalewska
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mazur
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dzielska
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chełchowska
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012111:Residence Characteristics / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018570:Risk Assessment; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012923:Social Class