Child and adolescent labor and smoking

A cross-sectional study in southern Brazil

Datos Bibliográficos

ID5229344
AutoresMarinel Mór Dall''Agnol, Marinel M Dall’agnol (0000-0001-5783-7061, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Marinel Mór Dall'Agnol (Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brasil; Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Brasil), Anaclaudia G Fassa (0000-0001-6070-6214, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Ana Claudia Gastal Fassa (Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Luiz Augusto Facchini (0000-0002-5746-5170, Universidade Federal de Pelotas)
Año2011
Volumen27
Número1
Páginas46-56
Fecha de publicación2011-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaCadernos de Saude Publica (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0102-311X • E-ISSN: 1678-4464
EditorialFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s0102-311x2011000100005
PMID21340103
OpenAlexW2109869056
SCIELO_PIDS0102-311X2011000100005
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas18

This cross-sectional study assessed the association between smoking and child and adolescent labor among 3,269 individuals 10 to 17 years of age in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State, in southern Brazil (excluding higher income census tracts) in 1998. Adjusted hierarchical analysis was performed using Poisson regression. Prevalence of child labor was 13.8%. Current smoking prevalence was 6.3% in the sample as a whole (15.7% among working versus 3.4% among non-working children). In the multivariate analysis, smoking was significantly associated with child labor, with a prevalence ratio of 1.75 (95%CI: 1.30-2.36). Smoking was also associated with family characteristics (lower maternal schooling, mother currently without husband/partner, household members with alcohol or drug problems, single mother, and history of serious injuries), and the children's characteristics (age greater than 16 years, inadequate school performance, and externalizing behavior). The findings point to smoking as one of the harmful consequences of child labor and suggest the workplace as an appropriate target for smoking prevention

Census · Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Multivariate analysis · Poisson regression · Population · Smoking prevalence · Demography · Energy and Environment Impacts · Medicine · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Smoking Behavior and Cessation