ArticleThe Journal of school health2013
Exploration of the link between tobacco retailers in school neighborhoods and student smoking.
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36 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 72 citations in OpenAlex.
- Tobacco retailer density and smoking behaviour: how are exposure and outcome measures classified? A systematic review.BMC public health · 2023Pooled it
- The Association Between Tobacco Outlet Density and Smoking Among Young People: A Systematic Methodological Review.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2021Pooled it
- Association between density and proximity of tobacco retail outlets with smoking: A systematic review of youth studies.Health & place · 2021Pooled it
- Tobacco outlet density and adolescents' cigarette smoking: a meta-analysis.Tobacco control · 2019Pooled it
- A systematic review on the impact of point-of-sale tobacco promotion on smoking.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2015Pooled it
- The Dynamic Role of Urban Neighborhood Effects in a Text-Messaging Adolescent Smoking Intervention.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2016Trial
- Modelling how age-restricted location policies would impact tobacco retailer density in four US states: California, Connecticut, North Carolina and Ohio.Tobacco control · 2026Article
- Compliance to tobacco and alcohol zoning regulations around schools in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka using environmental mapping data.BMC medicine · 2025Article
- Vendor density mapping and compliance assessment with tobacco control laws around schools in Bhubaneswar City-a geo-spatial mapping and observational study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Observational
- Vape store density and proximity to schools in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia.Tobacco control · 2024Article
- Spatial Clustering of Tobacco Retailers Near US Public Schools.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2024Article
- Predictor of smoking cessation among school-going adolescents in Indonesia: a secondary analysis based on the transtheoretical model of behavioral change.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Tobacco retail availability and cigarette and e-cigarette use among youth and adults: a scoping review.Tobacco control · 2022Article
- A geospatial analysis of age disparities in resolute localities of tobacco and vaping-specific storefronts in California.Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2021Article
- School Social Capital and Tobacco Experimentation Among Adolescents: Evidence From a Cross-Classified Multilevel, Longitudinal Analysis.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2020Article
- Tobacco Retail Density and Initiation of Alternative Tobacco Product Use Among Teens.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2020Article
- Density of cigarette retailers near schools and sales to minors in Banyuwangi, Indonesia: A GIS mapping.Tobacco induced diseases · 2020Article
- Policies that limit youth access and exposure to tobacco: a scientific neglect of the first stages of the policy process.BMC public health · 2019Article
- Smoking and Tobacco Retail Density Among Neighborhoods in Delaware.Delaware journal of public health · 2019Article
- Toward an Intergenerational Model for Tobacco-Focused CBPR: Integrating Youth Perspectives via Photovoice.Health promotion practice · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundSchool smoking bans give officials the authority to provide a smoke-free environment, but enacting policies within the school walls is just one step in comprehensive tobacco prevention among students. It is necessary to investigate factors beyond the school campus and into the neighborhoods that surround schools. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between the density of tobacco retailers and the illegal tobacco sales rate within school neighborhoods and smoking behaviors among students.
methodsThis study utilized secondary data from the baseline of the Youth Tobacco Access Project. Data were collected from 10,662 students attending 21 middle schools and 19 high schools, in addition to 512 tobacco retailers, all within 24 towns in Illinois during 2002. A random-effects regression analysis was performed to assess the relationship between the density of tobacco retailers and illegal tobacco sales rates on current smoking and lifetime smoking prevalence.
resultsSchools had a range between 0 and 9 tobacco retailers within their neighborhood with a mean of 2.76 retailers (SD = 2.45). The illegal sales rate varied from 0% to 100%, with a mean of 13%. The density of tobacco retailers was significantly related to the prevalence of ever smoking among students (b = 0.09, t(29) = 2.03, p = .051, OR = 1.10), but not to current smoking (p > .05); the illegal tobacco sales rate was not related to current smoking or lifetime smoking prevalence (p > .05).
conclusionResults indicate that tobacco retailer density may impact smoking experimentation/initiation.
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