Open AccessUsing Latent Class Analysis to Examine Susceptibility to Various Tobacco Products Among Adolescents
Author(s) -
Krysten W. Bold,
Eugenia Buta,
Patricia Simon,
Grace Kong,
Meghan E. Morean,
Deepa R. Camenga,
Suchitra KrishnanSarin
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
nicotine and tobacco research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.338
H-Index - 113
eISSN - 1469-994X
pISSN - 1462-2203
DOI - 10.1093/ntr/ntz216
Subject(s) - latent class model , tobacco product , smokeless tobacco , environmental health , curiosity , youth smoking , product (mathematics) , psychology , tobacco use , medicine , tobacco control , social psychology , mathematics , population , public health , statistics , geometry , nursing
Most tobacco use is initiated during adolescence and susceptibility is an important predictor of initiation. Research is needed to understand susceptibility across tobacco products among youth to inform prevention efforts.