Open AccessTargeting High-Risk Neighborhoods for Tobacco Prevention Education in Schools
Author(s) -
Christine E. Kaestle,
Bradford B. Wiles
Publication year - 2010
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.2008.145557
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , disadvantaged , environmental health , demographics , census , odds ratio , odds , medicine , demography , multilevel model , youth smoking , smoking prevention , tobacco control , logistic regression , public health , population , political science , sociology , statistics , mathematics , nursing , pathology , law
We examined whether individual and neighborhood characteristics associated with smoking were also predictive of exposure to smoking prevention education in schools, to determine whether education programs were targeted appropriately to reach neighborhoods with the greatest need.