Child and adolescent labor and smoking: a cross-sectional study in southern Brazil

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Marinel Mór Dall'agnol²  Ana Claudia Gastal Fassa¹  Luiz Augusto Facchini¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal de Santa Maria Departamento de Saúde da Comunidade Santa Maria,Brasil

关键词: Child Labor;    Smoking;    Child;    Adolescent;    Trabalho de Menores;    Tabagismo;    Criança;    Adolescente;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0102-311X2011000100005

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

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.

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