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dc.contributor.authorMacintosh, James
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-15T17:43:40Z
dc.date.available2013-05-15T17:43:40Z
dc.date.issued2013-05-15
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10464/4377
dc.description.abstractBackground: Research indicates a steady increase in marijuana use and that it is concurrent with tobacco. There is speculation this concurrency reaches beyond use, to where policies aimed at reducing one may result in the reduction of the other. Purpose: To investigate the association between tobacco control policies and marijuana use among young adult undergraduates. Methods: A stratified sample of Ontario universities resulted in a sample of 4,966 participants. Results: Campuses with a moderately strong policy was found to be significantly associated with decreased marijuana use compared to campuses with a weak tobacco control policy. (OR=0.52, 95% CI: 0.36-0.76). Conclusions: The findings show tobacco control strategies are related to decreased odds of marijuana use among Ontario undergraduates. These findings are important to both policy makers and researchers interested in health strategies pertaining to marijuana and tobacco use and/or how health policies aimed at reducing one risk behaviour can affect another.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherBrock Universityen_US
dc.subjectmarijuanaen_US
dc.subjecttobacco controlen_US
dc.subjectpopulation healthen_US
dc.subjectyoung adultsen_US
dc.subjectCanadianen_US
dc.titleThe Association between Tobacco Control Policies and Marijuana Use among Ontario Undergraduate Studentsen_US
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen
dc.degree.nameM.Sc. Applied Health Sciencesen_US
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.contributor.departmentApplied Health Sciences Programen_US
dc.degree.disciplineFaculty of Applied Health Sciencesen_US
dc.embargo.termsNoneen_US
refterms.dateFOA2021-08-08T02:20:37Z


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