Socioeconomic Determinants of Inequality in Smoking Stages: A Distributive Analysis on a Sample of Male High School Students
The effect of socioeconomic status on adolescent smoking behaviors is unclear, and sparse studies are available about the potential association. The present study aimed to measure and explain socioeconomic inequality in smoking behavior among a sample of Iranian adolescents. In a cross-sectional sur...
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| author | Erfan Ayubi PhDc Mohadeseh Sani BS Saeid Safiri PhDc Esmaeil Khedmati Morasae PhDc Amir Almasi-Hashiani PhDc Milad Nazarzadeh MSc |
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| description | The effect of socioeconomic status on adolescent smoking behaviors is unclear, and sparse studies are available about the potential association. The present study aimed to measure and explain socioeconomic inequality in smoking behavior among a sample of Iranian adolescents. In a cross-sectional survey, a multistage sample of adolescents ( n = 1,064) was recruited from high school students in Zanjan city, northwest of Iran. Principal component analysis was used to measure economic status of adolescents. Concentration index was used to measure socioeconomic inequality in smoking behavior, and then it was decomposed to reveal inequality contributors. Concentration index and its 95% confidence interval for never, experimental, and regular smoking behaviors were 0.004 [−0.03, 0.04], 0.05 [0.02, 0.11], and −0.10 [−0.04, −0.19], respectively. The contribution of economic status to measured inequality in experimental and regular smoking was 80.0% and 68.8%, respectively. Household economic status could be targeted as one of the relevant factors in the unequal distribution of smoking behavior among adolescents. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cd0fc984e9404c2ab265c06e07b1296f2022-12-21T19:50:24ZengSAGE PublishingAmerican Journal of Men's Health1557-98831557-98912017-07-011110.1177/1557988315585822Socioeconomic Determinants of Inequality in Smoking Stages: A Distributive Analysis on a Sample of Male High School StudentsErfan Ayubi PhDc0Mohadeseh Sani BS1Saeid Safiri PhDc2Esmaeil Khedmati Morasae PhDc3Amir Almasi-Hashiani PhDc4Milad Nazarzadeh MSc5Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranZabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, IranMaragheh University of Medical Sciences, Maragheh, IranHull University Business School, Hull, UKArak University of Medical Scienes, Arak, IranShahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranThe effect of socioeconomic status on adolescent smoking behaviors is unclear, and sparse studies are available about the potential association. The present study aimed to measure and explain socioeconomic inequality in smoking behavior among a sample of Iranian adolescents. In a cross-sectional survey, a multistage sample of adolescents ( n = 1,064) was recruited from high school students in Zanjan city, northwest of Iran. Principal component analysis was used to measure economic status of adolescents. Concentration index was used to measure socioeconomic inequality in smoking behavior, and then it was decomposed to reveal inequality contributors. Concentration index and its 95% confidence interval for never, experimental, and regular smoking behaviors were 0.004 [−0.03, 0.04], 0.05 [0.02, 0.11], and −0.10 [−0.04, −0.19], respectively. The contribution of economic status to measured inequality in experimental and regular smoking was 80.0% and 68.8%, respectively. Household economic status could be targeted as one of the relevant factors in the unequal distribution of smoking behavior among adolescents.https://doi.org/10.1177/1557988315585822 |
| spellingShingle | Erfan Ayubi PhDc Mohadeseh Sani BS Saeid Safiri PhDc Esmaeil Khedmati Morasae PhDc Amir Almasi-Hashiani PhDc Milad Nazarzadeh MSc Socioeconomic Determinants of Inequality in Smoking Stages: A Distributive Analysis on a Sample of Male High School Students American Journal of Men's Health |
| title | Socioeconomic Determinants of Inequality in Smoking Stages: A Distributive Analysis on a Sample of Male High School Students |
| title_full | Socioeconomic Determinants of Inequality in Smoking Stages: A Distributive Analysis on a Sample of Male High School Students |
| title_fullStr | Socioeconomic Determinants of Inequality in Smoking Stages: A Distributive Analysis on a Sample of Male High School Students |
| title_full_unstemmed | Socioeconomic Determinants of Inequality in Smoking Stages: A Distributive Analysis on a Sample of Male High School Students |
| title_short | Socioeconomic Determinants of Inequality in Smoking Stages: A Distributive Analysis on a Sample of Male High School Students |
| title_sort | socioeconomic determinants of inequality in smoking stages a distributive analysis on a sample of male high school students |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/1557988315585822 |
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