Time trends of socioeconomic inequalities in adolescent smoking in Okinawa, Japan, 2008 –2016: a repeated cross-sectional study

ConclusionsSmoking among Japanese adolescents has been declining and time trends of socioeconomic inequalities in smoking varied by absolute and relative measures. Further policies and/or interventions to reduce smoking inequalities should focus on the context of schools, especially in vocational high schools.

http://link.springer.com/10.1186/s12199-021-00948-y

Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine - February 17, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research