Tobacco use among Japanese schoolchildren
Results from preliminary study of Japan adolescent smoking survey (Jass)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22945640 |
|---|---|
| Authors | KOH-EI MINAGAWA (Niigata University, corresponding author), NOBUKI NISHIOKA (Niigata University), TETSURO KAWABATA (Kobe University), Hiroyuki Takahashi (0000-0001-8538-0097, Yamagata University), YOSHIKATSU MOCHIZUKI, YUJI NOZU (Akita University), Masakazu Nakamura (0000-0003-4128-7653, Osaka International Cancer Institute), KUNIO ICHIMURA (Tokiwa University), Yoshiki Okajima (The University of Tokyo), Koichi Iwai (0000-0003-3514-6555), KANAKO OKADA (Teikyo Heisei University), Masaki Watanabe (0000-0003-1061-2679, Hyogo University of Teacher Education), Masahiro Takaishi (Institute of Public Health Bengaluru) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 37-44 |
| Publication date | 1992-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Promotion International (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0957-4824 • E-ISSN: 1460-2245 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/heapro/7.1.37 |
| OpenAlex | W2070909241 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Over the past two decades many studies have shown associations between smoking and increased health problems. Smoking among children is especially a major public health concern. Preventing young people from developing a smoking habit is an important goal for school health education. In Japan, it is difficult to collect accurate data regarding adolescent smoking behaviour, because in Japan smoking under the age of 20 is prohibited by law. Therefore, a large survey of smoking habits of young Japanese people was overdue. Numerous surveys have been carried out since the late 1970s, but these have been limited in sample size or geographic area. The Japan Adolescent Smoking Survey (JASS) is probably the largest numerical survey of smoking behaviour and opinions of schoolchildren ever carried out in Japan. Here the authors show the preliminary results of JASS. The goals of the JASS study are to standardize the method of measurement in the smoking behaviour of young children. We believe it is now possible to compare national and international smoking rates of young people, and further, to develop and evaluate teaching methods about smoking for schoolchildren on the basis of this standardization. This report presents the tobacco use among schoolchildren in Japan.
Environmental health · Habit · Public health · Medicine · Psychology · Smoking Behavior and Cessation
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1995 - 1995 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |