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PH101 Homework #2: Due Date:__

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at sphillips@rivier.edu

Part 1. Please read the article from MMWR entitled ‘Racial and ethnic disparities in tobacco

product use among middle and high school students – United States, 2014-2017’, then answer the

questions below.

What information was included in the analysis presented in this article that has not been

present in other analyses of tobacco use patterns in the United States?

Write your answer in complete sentences. This document involves research about

tobacco usage among the youth from different race or ethnicity that are not

from whites’ background, blacks’ origin, and Hispanic population.

4 points

What is the name of the survey that was used as the source of data for this analysis?

The National youth tobacco surveys (NYTS) is the name of the data survey

used in this study.

1 point

What school grades were included in the survey? The grades used in the study are

middle and those in high school levels. Grade 9-12 and grade 6-8

1 point

What do the following abbreviations used in the paper stand for:

A. NHOPIs: non- Hispanic Native Hawaiians/other Pacific Islanders

B. AI/Ans: non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska natives

2 points

What seven tobacco product types were considered in the analysis presented in this article?

The types of tobacco product used in the article included smokeless tobacco,

hookah, cigar, cigarette and electronic cigarette. The others types include bidis

and pipe cigarettes

1 point

How were the following tobacco use categories defined? (Hint: look at the footnotes).

A. Ever used: describes a situation where one has had any experience with tobacco

B. Current use: describes the current situation

2 points

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Use the data presented in Table 1 to answer the following questions:

A. What percentage of all MS and HS reported ever using any tobacco products? 35%

B. Among all MS and HS students, which of the 7 tobacco products had the highest

percentage of respondents reported that they had ever used it? Electronic

cigarettes

C. Which racial/ethnic group had the highest percentage of respondents reporting that

they had ever used tobacco products? NHOPI

D. How would you summarize the pattern of tobacco use comparing middle school

students to high school students? Write your answer in complete sentence(s). The

use of tobacco among high school level is higher than the use in middle-

level school.

8 points

Use the data presented in Table 2 to answer the following questions:

A. What percentage of white males reported currently using e-cigarettes? 11.7%

B. How does the percentage of white males who reported currently using e-cigarettes

compare to the percentage of NHOPI males currently using e-cigarettes? The

NHOPI male population that use e-cigarette have higher percentage

compared to the white male.

4 points

List one limitation of the analysis presented in the article (as reported by the authors).

Authors were submitting the ICMJE form of potential conflict of interest of

disclosure

1 point

10.

In your own words, what is the “take home message” of the analysis presented in this

article? Write your answer in complete sentences.

The takeaway message from the context is to ensure interventions reach all

population groups could reduce tobacco use.

5 points

11.

Write out the complete reference for this article following APA formatting guidelines. king

BA, Jama AO, Marynak KL, Promoff GR. (2015). Attitudes towards raising the

minimum age of sale for tobacco among U.S. ADULTS. Am j prev med.

1 point

PART ONE TOTAL ______/30 points

Part 2. Using the topic that you chose for your disease fact sheet project, complete the following

tables. A good place to start is by looking at the CDC databases found on this website:

https://www.cdc.gov/surveillancepractice/data.html

Your disease topic: _Hypertention _______________________________

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PH101 Homework #2: Due Date:__ If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at sphillips@rivier.edu Part 1. Please read the article from MMWR entitled ‘Racial and ethnic disparities in tobacco product use among middle and high school students – United States, 2014-2017’, then answer the questions below. 1. What information was included in the analysis presented in this article that has not been present in other analyses of tobacco use patterns in the United States? Write your answer in complete sentences. This document involves research about 4 points tobacco usage among the youth from different race or ethnicity that are not from whites’ background, blacks’ origin, and Hispanic population. 2. What is the name of the survey that was used as the source of data for this analysis? 1 point The National youth tobacco surveys (NYTS) is the name of the data survey used in this study. 3. What school grades were included in the survey? The grades used in the study are 1 point middle and those in high school levels. Grade 9-12 and grade 6-8 4. What do the following abbreviations used in the paper stand for: A. NHOPIs: non- Hispanic Native Hawaiians/other P ...
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