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Substance use and dietary practices among students attending alternative high schools: results from a pilot study

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Title
Substance use and dietary practices among students attending alternative high schools: results from a pilot study
Published in
BMC Public Health, April 2011
DOI 10.1186/1471-2458-11-263
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Authors

Chrisa Arcan, Martha Y Kubik, Jayne A Fulkerson, Peter J Hannan, Mary Story

Abstract

Substance use and poor dietary practices are prevalent among adolescents. The purpose of this study was to examine frequency of substance use and associations between cigarette, alcohol and marijuana use and selected dietary practices, such as sugar-sweetened beverages, high-fat foods, fruits and vegetables, and frequency of fast food restaurant use among alternative high school students. Associations between multi-substance use and the same dietary practices were also examined.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 2 2%
United Kingdom 1 <1%
Malaysia 1 <1%
India 1 <1%
Unknown 118 96%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 21 17%
Student > Ph. D. Student 20 16%
Student > Master 19 15%
Student > Doctoral Student 10 8%
Student > Bachelor 10 8%
Other 22 18%
Unknown 21 17%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 25 20%
Psychology 17 14%
Social Sciences 17 14%
Nursing and Health Professions 16 13%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 7 6%
Other 14 11%
Unknown 27 22%