A Smoke-Free Paso del Norte: Impact Over 10 Years on Smoking Prevalence Using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.
Objectives. We assessed the impact of a tobacco control initiative over 10 years on cessation and prevention. Methods. We examined 2000-2009 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System cases of a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) with systematic tobacco control efforts throughout the decade (El Pas...
| Published in: | American Journal of Public Health Vol. 102; no. 5; pp. 899 - 909 |
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May2012
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=104465217&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 104465217 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00900036 APH jtl: American Journal of Public Health issn: 00900036 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: May2012 vid: 102 iid: 5 pid: 44 pub: American Public Health Association artinfo: ui: 104465217 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300346 ppf: 899 ppct: 10 formats: tig: atl: A Smoke-Free Paso del Norte: Impact Over 10 Years on Smoking Prevalence Using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. aug: au: Taylor, Thom Cooper, Theodore V. Hernandez, Nora Kelly, Michael Law, Jon Colwell, Brian su: Texas Passive smoking Smoking laws Epidemiology Evaluation of medical care Community support Residential patterns Cross-sectional method Comparative studies Confidence intervals Longitudinal method Questionnaires Smoking cessation Time Data analysis Secondary analysis Repeated measures design Disease prevalence Descriptive statistics Prevention sug: subj: Passive smoking Smoking laws Epidemiology Evaluation of medical care Community support Residential patterns Cross-sectional method Texas All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services All other ambulatory health care services Comparative studies Confidence intervals Longitudinal method Questionnaires Smoking cessation Time Data analysis Secondary analysis Repeated measures design Disease prevalence Descriptive statistics Prevention ab: Objectives. We assessed the impact of a tobacco control initiative over 10 years on cessation and prevention. Methods. We examined 2000-2009 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System cases of a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) with systematic tobacco control efforts throughout the decade (El Paso, TX) and 2 comparison MSAs similar in size and population with less coordinated tobacco control efforts (Austin-Round Rock, TX and San Antonio, TX). Results. Yearly, El Paso exhibited a 6% increase in the prevalence of former smokers, a 6% decrease in prevalence of daily smokers, and a 7% decrease in the prevalence of established smoking (≥100 cigarettes per lifetime and currently smoking); we did not observe similar trends in the comparison MSAs. There was no change in the prevalence of nondaily smokers in any of the MSAs. Conclusions. The coordinated tobacco control activities in El Paso are related to cessation among daily smokers and prevention of established smoking at the population level but have not stimulated cessation among nondaily smokers. Comprehensive tobacco control should focus more on not only daily smokers but also nondaily smokers. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Journal Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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