Asian Youth and Tobacco Control Survey

Completed

Conditions studied: Tobacco Use, Smoking

In brief

The overall goal of this study is to identify and understand the environmental characteristics associated with tobacco use and tobacco initiation among Asian American youth from primarily two communities: Chinese and Vietnamese. The specific aims of this study are twofold: * To estimate the prevalence of smoking among Chinese and Vietnamese youth in the Houston area compared with non-Asian American communities. * To study the relationship between environmental characteristics (both pro- and anti-tobacco) and tobacco initiation and use among Chinese and Vietnamese youth. * To explore if degree of acculturation is related to tobacco initiation and use among Chinese and Vietnamese youth.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00642317

Run by

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

People needed

617

Starts

2008-03-01

Expected to finish

2009-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-08-01

Who can join

Age: 12 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Self-identified male or female of Chinese or Vietnamese descent
• Age 12-17 years
• Living in the Greater Houston area
• Intellectual age of 7 or higher
• Exclusion Criteria: None

Where it is running

• U.T.M.D. Anderson Cancer Center — Houston, Texas, United States

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