Parental attitudes about children’s alcohol and tobacco initiation in Estonia

Pediatricians' practices and attitudes about environmental tobacco smoke and parental smoking.

OBJECTIVE To assess pediatric resident and preceptor environmental tobacco smoke (ETS)-reduction practices and attitudes to inform the development of resident tobacco intervention training. STUDY DESIGN Pediatricians in a teaching hospital anonymously completed a 65-item survey. RESULTS Residents' and preceptors' (n = 93) ETS actions were generally similar. Pediatricians inconsistently inte...

The Relation Between Parental Status and Alcohol Use Patterns and Attitudes About Underage Drinking

Parental alcohol consumption, cigarette smoking, and risk of infant leukemia: a Childrens Cancer Group study.

BACKGROUND Whether parental drinking and smoking during pregnancy are associated with an increased risk of cancer in offspring is controversial. There are some indications that maternal alcohol consumption is associated with an elevated risk of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) appearing in very young children. Evidence for an association between maternal smoking during pregnancy and risk of leukemi...

Costs, health effects and cost-effectiveness of alcohol and tobacco control strategies in Estonia.

OBJECTIVE To assess the population-level costs, effects and cost-effectiveness of different alcohol and tobacco control strategies in Estonia. DESIGN A WHO cost-effectiveness modelling framework was used to estimate the total costs and effects of interventions. Costs were assessed in Estonian Kroon (EEK) for the year 2000, while effects were expressed in disability-adjusted life years (DALYs)...

Parental attitudes about cigarette smoking and alcohol use in the Motion Picture Association of America rating system.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether parents want smoking and alcohol use to be considered in movie ratings. DESIGN Data were collected as part of a longitudinal study of adolescent health behavior involving 2564 parent/child dyads from northern New England. Parents (n = 2401) were surveyed at wave 2 about movie ratings. Qualitative interviews were conducted with a subset of parents (n = 62) 15 mont...