Table 4.
Multivariable logistic regressions predicting school professionals’ perceptions about the important components of effective tobacco prevention programs in Arkansas.
| Perceptions About Important Components of Effective Tobacco Prevention Programs | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobacco-free policies (Yes vs. No) |
At-risk youth development (Yes vs. No) |
Parent education (Yes vs. No) |
Research-based curriculum (Yes vs. No) |
School/ district cessation services (Yes vs. No) |
Up-to-date teacher training (Yes vs. No) |
Prevention integrated in academics (Yes vs. No) |
School tobacco specialists (Yes vs. No) |
|
| AOR (95% CI) |
AOR (95% CI) |
AOR (95% CI) |
AOR (95% CI) |
AOR (95% CI) |
AOR (95% CI) |
AOR (95% CI) |
AOR (95% CI) |
|
| School-Related Factors | ||||||||
| School type | ||||||||
| Elementary school | 0.98 (0.17–5.81) |
1.70 (0.34–8.49) |
1.29 (0.22–7.44) |
1.56 (0.32–7.68) |
0.59 (0.10–3.41) |
1.71 (0.34–8.58) |
1.34 (0.24–7.61) |
6.22
(1.14–33.99) * |
| Middle school | 0.61 (0.31–1.20) |
1.10 (0.58–2.09) |
0.77 (0.39–1.52) |
0.76 (0.39–1.48) |
0.89 (0.46–1.75) |
0.74 (0.40–1.40) |
1.77 (0.91–3.44) |
1.48 (0.71–3.12) |
| Junior high school | 2.03 (0.56–7.39) |
0.84 (0.33–2.12) |
2.90 (0.80–10.52) |
0.92 (0.36–2.37) |
0.85 (0.32–2.28) |
4.15
(1.31–13.09) * |
0.81 (0.28–2.38) |
1.50 (0.53–4.26) |
| Other | -a | 0.81 (0.23–2.83) |
4.02 (0.48–33.47) |
1.44 (0.41–5.03) |
2.08 (0.59–7.39) |
1.62 (0.44–5.90) |
0.88 (0.22–3.58) |
0.75 (0.15–3.78) |
| High school | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| School position | ||||||||
| Teacher |
2.92
(1.05–8.12) * |
1.90 (0.75–4.83) |
1.99 (0.76–5.23) |
1.64 (0.61–4.45) |
1.22 (0.47–3.17) |
2.30 (0.90–5.89) |
2.83 (0.88–9.15) |
2.02 (0.64–6.36) |
| School mental or healthcare professional | 1.69 (0.30–9.57) |
0.94 (0.19–4.64) |
7.28 (0.72–73.80) |
1.46 (0.29–7.34) |
3.91 (0.79–19.52) |
1.50 (0.31–7.17) |
2.39 (0.39–14.56) |
0.50 (0.04–5.75) |
| Instructional aide/ security/ office staff/ other | 2.24 (0.64–7.79) |
1.30 (0.43–3.94) |
1.23 (0.39–3.90) |
1.63 (0.51–5.24) |
0.67 (0.21–2.16) |
1.69 (0.56–5.15) |
2.27 (0.59–8.70) |
1.59 (0.41–6.10) |
| School administrator | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Years of work experience in education | ||||||||
| Less than 1 year | 0.83 (0.23–3.01) |
1.46 (0.45–4.71) |
0.95 (0.26–3.40) |
1.22 (0.39–3.87) |
0.75 (0.21–2.68) |
0.72 (0.23–2.25) |
0.96 (0.29–3.18) |
3.46
(1.004–11.93) * |
| 1–5 years | 1.00 (0.43–2.30) |
1.71 (0.83–3.52) |
0.92 (0.42–2.03) |
1.01 (0.49–2.05) |
1.05 (0.50–2.21) |
0.60 (0.29–1.21) |
0.96 (0.46–2.00) |
2.00 (0.89–4.52) |
| 6–10 years | 0.90 (0.41–1.95) |
1.43 (0.73–2.78) |
1.14 (0.53–2.46) |
0.76 (0.38–1.51) |
1.16 (0.58–2.31) |
0.91 (0.46–1.78) |
0.77 (0.38–1.55) |
1.59 (0.73–3.45) |
| 11–15 years | 0.82 (0.36–1.85) |
0.81 (0.40–1.65) |
0.49 (0.23–1.05) |
0.70 (0.34–1.48) |
1.24 (0.60–2.56) |
0.60 (0.30–1.23) |
0.57 (0.38–1.55) |
1.26 (0.55–2.90) |
| More than 15 years | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| School rurality | ||||||||
| Non-metro (rural) | 1.48 (0.79–2.74) |
1.00 (0.59–1.70) |
1.31 (0.72–2.36) |
0.93 (0.54–1.60) |
1.11 (0.64–1.92) |
0.78 (0.46–1.33) |
1.39 (0.79–2.47) |
1.56 (0.83–2.92) |
| Metro | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Tobacco Use History | ||||||||
| Lifetime history of smoking cigarettes | ||||||||
| Yes | 1.21 (0.65–2.27) |
1.77
(1.03–3.05) * |
0.90 (0.49–1.63) |
1.62 (0.94–2.800 |
0.84 (0.48–1.47) |
1.03 (0.60–1.77) |
0.93 (0.53) |
0.89 (0.48–1.66) |
| No | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Lifetime history of using smokeless tobacco | ||||||||
| Yes | 1.70 (0.73–3.95) |
1.20 (0.62–2.32) |
0.81 (0.40–1.65) |
0.99 (0.51–1.90) |
1.75 (0.90–3.41) |
1.00 (0.52–1.92) |
1.01 (0.50–2.04) |
2.17
(1.05–4.47) * |
| No | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Lifetime history of using e-cigarettes/ vapes | ||||||||
| Yes | 1.08 (0.49–2.38) |
0.38
(0.20–0.75) ** |
0.70 (0.34–1.44) |
0.97 (0.50–1.89) |
0.90 (0.45–1.82) |
1.17 (0.60–2.27) |
1.26 (0.63–2.52) |
0.67 (0.31–1.47) |
| No | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
Notes:
*
p < .05,
**
p < .01,
***
p < .001. The analytic sample size across analyses was 297 across analyses (i.e., 91% of the total sample).
a
Unstable estimate.