Trial reportThe Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association2010
Strength of tobacco control in rural communities.
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- Smoking and the widening inequality in life expectancy between metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas of the United States.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Persistent disparities in smoking among rural Appalachians: evidence from the Mountain Air Project.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Sociodemographic Determinants of Acute Myocardial Infarction Hospitalization Risks in Florida.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2020Article
- Changes in urban and rural cigarette smoking and cannabis use from 2007 to 2017 in adults in the United States.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2019Article
- Correlation between air quality and lung cancer incidence: A county by county analysis.Surgery · 2019Article
- Disparities in Temporal and Geographic Patterns of Myocardial Infarction Hospitalization Risks in Florida.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Disparities in Rural Tobacco Use, Smoke-Free Policies, and Tobacco Taxes.Western journal of nursing research · 2019Review
- Trend differences in men and women in rural and urban U.S. settings.Preventive medicine · 2018Article
- Variations in support for secondhand smoke restrictions across diverse rural regions of the United States.Preventive medicine · 2018Article
- Smoking prevalence and trends among a U.S. national sample of women of reproductive age in rural versus urban settings.PloS one · 2018Article
- A growing geographic disparity: Rural and urban cigarette smoking trends in the United States.Preventive medicine · 2017Article
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Abstract
purposeThis study aimed to: (a) describe the Strength of Tobacco Control (SoTC) capacity, efforts and resources in rural communities, and (b) examine the relationships between SoTC scores and sociodemographic, political, and health-ranking variables.
methodsData were collected during the baseline preintervention phase of a community-based randomized, controlled trial. Rural counties were selected using stratified random sampling (n = 39). Key informant interviews were employed. The SoTC, originally developed and tested with states, was adapted to a county-level measure assessing capacity, efforts, and resources. Univariate analysis and bivariate correlations assessed the SoTC total score and construct scores, as well as their relationships. Multiple regression examined the relationships of county-level sociodemographic, political, and health-ranking variables with SoTC total and construct scores.
findingsCounty population size was positively correlated with capacity (r = 0.44; P < .01), efforts (r = 0.54; P= .01), and SoTC total score (r = 0.51; P < .01). Communities with more resources for tobacco control had better overall county health rankings (r = .43; P < .01). With population size, percent Caucasian, tobacco production, and smoking prevalence as potential predictors of SoTC total score, only population size was significant.
conclusionsSoTC scores may be useful in determining local tobacco control efforts and appropriate planning for additional public health interventions and resources. Larger rural communities were more likely to have strong tobacco control programs than smaller communities. Smaller rural communities may need to be targeted for training and technical assistance. Leadership development and allocation of resources are needed in all rural communities to address disparities in tobacco use and tobacco control policies.
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