Open AccessSustained effects of an educational program to reduce sales of cigarettes to minors.
Author(s) -
David Altman,
L Rasenick-Douss,
Victoria Foster,
Joe Tye
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.81.7.891
Subject(s) - recidivism , medicine , environmental health , sample (material) , demography , psychology , psychiatry , sociology , chemistry , chromatography
We report 1-year follow-up data from a sample of stores participating in a 6-month community-wide educational effort to reduce cigarette sales to minors in Santa Clara County, California. The proportion of over-the-counter sales to minors at the 1-year follow-up illustrated that although statistically significant reductions were maintained 6 months after the intervention ended, recidivism occurred. Suggestions for achieving long-term reductions in sales to minors are offered.