Socioeconomic inequalities in children's exposure to tobacco retailing based on individual-level GPS data in Scotland.

ABSTRACT: Identifying factors shaping knowledge of and attitudes towards tobacco products in preadolescence is a key component supporting tobacco control policies aimed at preventing smoking initiation. This study quantified exposure to tobacco retailing environments within the individual-level activity spaces of children across a socioeconomic gradient. One week of global positioning system (GPS) tracking data were collected at 10 s intervals from a nationally representative sample of 10-11-year olds (n=692). Proximity of GPS locations (n=~16 M) to the nearest tobacco retailer (n=9030) was measured and exposure defined when a child came within 10 m of a retailer. Duration, frequency, timing and source of exposure were compared across income deprivation quintiles, along with retail density within ch

SUBMITTER: Caryl F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7116585 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature