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Factors Associated With Small Cigar Use Among College Students

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To assess small cigar use among college students in the southeastern United States. METHODS: Data from a 2010 online survey were analyzed to examine small cigar smoking and its sociodemographic and psychosocial correlates among 4388 college students, aged 18-30. RESULTS: Small cigar users were more likely to be younger, male, black, and current cigarette, cigar, hookah, or marijuana smokers (p's < .05). They reported lower perceived harm of smoking and greater sensation seeking and perceived stress. Menthol cigarette smokers were more likely to smoke small cigars. CONCLUSIONS: Small cigar use and the co-occurrence of other tobacco and substance use should be addressed among college students.

Source: American Journal of Health Behavior

DOI: 10.5993/ajhb.37.3.5

Authors: Kymberle Sterling, Carla J. Berg, Akilah N. Thomas, Stanton A. Glantz, Jasjit S. Ahluwalia

Institutions: Georgia State University, Emory University, University of California, San Francisco, University of Minnesota, Masonic Cancer Center

Language: English

Topic: Smoking Behavior and Cessation

Subfield: Physiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: Georgia Cancer Coalition, National Cancer Institute, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities