Peer Reviewed: Smoking Initiation Tobacco Product Use and Secondhand Smoke Exposure Among General Population and Sexual Minority Youth Missouri 2011–2012

摘要

IntroductionResearch indicates disparities in risky health behaviors between heterosexual and sexual minority (referred to as LGBQ; also known as lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, and questioning) youth. Limited data are available for tobacco-use–related behaviors beyond smoking status. We compared data on tobacco age of initiation, product use, and secondhand smoke exposure between general population and LGBQ youth.