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Use Of Propensity Score Matching To Identify A Strong Association Between Health Care Provider Advice Not To Smoke And Quit Attempts Among Mid-Adolescent Smokers, Russell K. Mcintire, Phd, Mph
Use Of Propensity Score Matching To Identify A Strong Association Between Health Care Provider Advice Not To Smoke And Quit Attempts Among Mid-Adolescent Smokers, Russell K. Mcintire, Phd, Mph
College of Population Health Posters
Background:
- Nearly 1 out of 7 U.S. adolescents is a current cigarette smoker by the time they leave high school. 1
- Although almost one third of adolescents who saw a healthcare provider in the past month were advised to quit or avoid tobacco,2 research on the influence of provider advice on quit attempts among adolescent smokers has shown mixed results. 3
- These results may be due to selection bias—adolescent smokers who get advice may be different from those who do not on a range of factors including age of initiation, smoking frequency, attitudes toward smoking, exposure to other anti-tobacco …
An Evaluation Of A Sexual Health Education Program For Adolescents In A Residential Treatment Program In The Philadelphia Area, Rachel Powell (Student), P. Smith, Amy Leader
An Evaluation Of A Sexual Health Education Program For Adolescents In A Residential Treatment Program In The Philadelphia Area, Rachel Powell (Student), P. Smith, Amy Leader
College of Population Health Posters
BACKGROUND
The US is currently experiencing an epidemic; millions of American adolescents are affected by sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), teen pregnancy and intimate partner violence (IPV), costing the country both socially and economically:
- Adolescents 15-24 years of age account for 50% of the 20 million new STD cases each year
- US birth rates are significantly higher than countries in Europe
- 6.8 times higher than teens living in the UK
- 13.9 times higher than teens living the EU
- In 2010 18.7% of adolescents ages 11-17 experienced IPV for the first time
- Adolescents who are diagnosed with an STD, are teen parents …
Health Care Providers Advice Not To Smoke And Quit Attempts Among Mid-Adolescent Smokers, Russell K. Mcintire, Phd, Mph
Health Care Providers Advice Not To Smoke And Quit Attempts Among Mid-Adolescent Smokers, Russell K. Mcintire, Phd, Mph
College of Population Health Posters
Background
- Nearly 1 out of 7 U.S. adolescents is a current cigarette smoker by the time they leave high school. 1
- Although almost one third of adolescents who saw a healthcare provider in the past month were advised to quit or avoid tobacco,2 research on the influence of provider advice on quit attempts among adolescent smokers has shown mixed results. 3
- These results may be due to selection bias—adolescent smokers who get advice may be different from those who do not on a range of factors including age of initiation, smoking frequency, attitudes toward smoking, exposure to other anti-tobacco …