Author, as appears in the article.: De Andres-Sanchez J; Belzunegui-Eraso A; Fernández-Aliseda S
Department: Gestió d'Empreses Història i Història de l'Art
URV's Author/s: Belzunegui Eraso, Angel Gabriel / De Andrés Sànchez, Jorge / Fernández Aliseda, Sònia
Keywords: Tobacco Substance use Smoking Religion Marijuana Adolescent
Abstract: Background: There are a wide number of assessments suggesting that being a member of a religious community inhibits adolescents' risky behaviours and, consequently, can act as a protective factor against the consumption of smoking substances. Methods: We have analysed a structured questionnaire answered by 1935 adolescents from Tarragona (Spain). Results: We have found that variables linked to family were the principal explanatory factors of adolescents' smoking habits. Living with two parents was a protective factor against tobacco and cannabis use since its Incidence Rate Ratio (IRR) was clearly below 1 (p<0.01). So, whereas living with one parent showed an IRR>1 (p<0.05), adolescents that live without parents presented an IRR close 2 (p<0.05 for tobacco and p<0.01 for cannabis). However, having a religious confession also influence smoking substance use in adolescents (IRR close to 0.85 with p<0.01). Conclusion: We found a clear preventive effect in belonging to a religious community. Moreover, this protective effect was less intense, but not statistically significant, for Catholics than for members of other confessions.
Thematic Areas: Public health, environmental and occupational health Health policy
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: sonia.fernandezal@estudiants.urv.cat jorge.deandres@urv.cat jorge.deandres@urv.cat angel.belzunegui@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0002-7715-779X 0000-0002-7715-779X 0000-0002-6355-1593
Record's date: 2024-07-27
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Link to the original source: https://journal.cjgh.org/index.php/cjgh/article/view/579
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: Christian Journal For Global Health. 8 (2): 16-23
APA: De Andres-Sanchez J; Belzunegui-Eraso A; Fernández-Aliseda S (2021). Religion as a protective factor against adolescent smoking habits: Evidence from Spain. Christian Journal For Global Health, 8(2), 16-23. DOI: 10.15566/cjgh.v8i2.579
Article's DOI: 10.15566/cjgh.v8i2.579
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2021
Publication Type: Journal Publications