Location
Poster Session 2 (Henderson Library)
Session Format
Poster Presentation
Your Campus
Statesboro Campus- Henderson Library, April 20th
Academic Unit
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health
Research Area Topic:
Public Health & Well Being - Community & Practice-based Research
Co-Presenters and Faculty Mentors or Advisors
Ho-Jui Tung Ph.D. MSPH(Faculty Adviser)
Abstract
Association between Smoking and Child Mortality Rate in Georgia Counties.
Background:
Despite the major advances in health care, child mortality is still a major concern in the United States and Georgia included. Studies have shown that smoking (especially secondhand smoke) can cause multiple health problems in children, including mortality.
Objective:
The study objective is to examine the association between smoking and child mortality rate in Georgia counties.
Methods:
This study used data from the 2021 County Health Rankings for Georgia State. The total number of counties analyzed in Georgia was 159. Descriptive statistics and linear regression analyses were conducted to examine the association between the dependent variable-child mortality rate and independent variable-county level percentage of smokers while controlling for sociodemographic factors.
Results:
Our results show that there was a significant association between child mortality rate and county level percentage of smokers at p
Conclusion:
There is a need for stakeholders to educate people on the negative impact of smoking on child health and develop community-level behavioral interventions for smoking cessation. More studies need to be conducted to analyze other community-level factors contributing to child mortality.
Program Description
The study examined the relationship between county-level smoking and child mortality rate in Georgia
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Presentation Type and Release Option
Presentation (Open Access)
Start Date
4-20-2022 1:30 PM
End Date
4-20-2022 3:00 PM
Recommended Citation
Kalu, Kingsley A. and Tung, Ho-Jui Dr, "Association between Smoking and Child Mortality Rate in Georgia Counties." (2022). GS4 Georgia Southern Student Scholars Symposium. 89.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/research_symposium/2022/2022/89
Association between Smoking and Child Mortality Rate in Georgia Counties.
Poster Session 2 (Henderson Library)
Association between Smoking and Child Mortality Rate in Georgia Counties.
Background:
Despite the major advances in health care, child mortality is still a major concern in the United States and Georgia included. Studies have shown that smoking (especially secondhand smoke) can cause multiple health problems in children, including mortality.
Objective:
The study objective is to examine the association between smoking and child mortality rate in Georgia counties.
Methods:
This study used data from the 2021 County Health Rankings for Georgia State. The total number of counties analyzed in Georgia was 159. Descriptive statistics and linear regression analyses were conducted to examine the association between the dependent variable-child mortality rate and independent variable-county level percentage of smokers while controlling for sociodemographic factors.
Results:
Our results show that there was a significant association between child mortality rate and county level percentage of smokers at p
Conclusion:
There is a need for stakeholders to educate people on the negative impact of smoking on child health and develop community-level behavioral interventions for smoking cessation. More studies need to be conducted to analyze other community-level factors contributing to child mortality.
