Youth Assets, Neighborhood Factors, Parental Income, and Tobacco Use: A Longitudinal Study of Health Disparities

This study aimed to assess how the relationship between youth assets and future no-tobacco use among youth might differ according to race/ethnicity, neighborhood factors and socio-economic status. Five waves of annual data were collected from 1111 youth/parent pairs living in Oklahoma, USA who were...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2022-09, Vol.19 (19), p.12330
Main Authors: Tolma, Eleni L, Vesely, Sara K, Boeckman, Lindsay, Oman, Roy F, Aspy, Cheryl B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior
Adults
Alcohol use
Demographics
Electronic cigarettes
Environmental factors
Ethnicity
Families & family life
Family income
Female
Health disparities
Hispanic Americans
Humans
Income
Interviews
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Minority & ethnic groups
Neighborhoods
Psychological aspects
Public health
Race
Residence Characteristics
Response rates
Role models
Smoking
Socioeconomic factors
Socioeconomics
Statistical analysis
Students
Teenagers
Tobacco
Tobacco Use - epidemiology
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Summary:This study aimed to assess how the relationship between youth assets and future no-tobacco use among youth might differ according to race/ethnicity, neighborhood factors and socio-economic status. Five waves of annual data were collected from 1111 youth/parent pairs living in Oklahoma, USA who were randomly selected to participate in the Youth Asset Study (YAS). A marginal logistic regression model using all five waves of no-tobacco use, demographics, and their interaction was used to compare the change in tobacco use over time. Among 1111 youth, (Mean age = 14.3; 53% female; 39% White, 28% Hispanic, 24% Black, and 9% other), the percentage of youth tobacco use increased significantly from baseline to wave 5 (4 years after baseline) for all racial/ethnic groups and all parental income groups. Assets were prospectively associated with no tobacco use in the past 30 days for Black, White and Hispanic youth and for youth in all income categories (adjusted odds ratio range = 1.9-2.7). There was one statistically significant association between the neighborhood environment and future no tobacco use. To conclude, the protective effects of youth assets in terms of prevention of tobacco use among youth do not differ by youth race/ethnicity or parental income in the presence of neighborhood environmental factors.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph191912330