Consumption of single cigarettes and quitting behavior: A longitudinal analysis of Mexican smokers

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Previous cross-sectional research has suggested single cigarettes could either promote or inhibit consumption. The present study aimed to assess the effects of single cigarette availability and consumption on downstream quit behavior.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>We analyzed population-based, longitudinal data from adult smokers who participated in the 2008 and 2010 administrations of the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Survey in Mexico.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>At baseline, 30% of smokers saw single cigarettes for sale on a daily basis, 17% bought singles at their last purchase, and 7% bought singles daily. Smokers who most frequently purchased singles, both in general and specifically to control their consumption, were no more likely to attempt to quit over the 14 month follow-up period than those who did not purchase singles. Frequency of buying singles to reduce consumption had a non-monotonic association with being quit at followup. The odds of being quit was only statistically significant when comparing those who had not bought singles to reduce consumption with those who had done so on a more irregular basis (AOR = 2.30; 95% CI 1.19, 4.45), whereas those who did so more regularly were no more likely to be quit at followup. Frequency of self-reported urges to smoke upon seeing singles for sale was unassociated with either quit attempts or being quit at followup.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>These results suggest that the relationship between singles consumption and quit behavior is complex, with no clear evidence that singles either promote or inhibit downstream quit behavior.</p

Land conflict in peri-urban areas: Exploring the effects of land reform on informal settlement in Mexico

Peri-urban areas are often subject to intensive construction, through both formal and informal processes. As land transitions from rural to urban status, different land tenure and administration systems may come into conflict, leading to disputes, contestation and, in some cases, violence. However, little is known about the precise causes of peri-urban land conflict. In Mexico, peri-urban growth has historically proceeded peacefully, owing to the control exerted by a corporatist system of government, and the political use of land tenure regularisation. However, the effects of land reforms on transactions at the peri-urban fringe, in the context of wider processes of liberalisation, may be increasing vulnerability to conflict over land. This paper explores these issues through a case study of an irregular settlement on the peri-urban fringe of the provincial Mexican city of Xalapa, where contestations over informally developed land have escalated into violent encounters between groups of settlers and the state. The findings show that vulnerability to conflict in peri-urban areas can be attributed to the interaction of macro-level processes with local-level factors, including diverse claims, overlapping legal and governance frameworks and, critically, local power relations

Manual de Comunicación en Población.

Un manual dirigido a todas las secretarías de Estado y Consejos Estatales de Población para que desarrollen programas de comunicación en población que tengan por objetivo difundir mensajes educativos sobre población, tales como planificación familiar, educación sexual, población y medio ambiente, demografía, etc. Se presenta como una guía práctica que describe los pasos a seguir para la conformación y evaluación del programa de comunicación en población.76p

Programa Integrado de Comunicación en Población.

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La Televisión y los Niños.

Una publicación encaminada a orientar a las familias mexicanas sobre las posibilidades de uso de la televisión para que se convierta en un medio que estimule la creatividad de los niños. El papel de la televisión en la comunicación familiar, en la educación en general y en la educación sexual son algunos de los temas tratados en los ocho capítulos de este folleto

&quot;Programa de análisis de contenido de los mensajes sobre sexualidad en las fotonovelas e historietas para adultos que se consumen en México.&quot;

PonenciaEl Programa de Educación Sexual del Consejo Nacional de Población concibe la sexualidad como una dimensión fundamental de la realidad evolutiva y dinámica de la vida humana que se inscribe dentro del marco de la dialéctica subjetividad/objetividad: en la tensión individuo/sociedad. Sus objetivos y metodología buscan una acción participativa para ampliar, a través del cuestionamiento de los condicionantes sociales de la sexualidad, el margen de auto-determinación responsable de cada individuo en relación a su vida sexual. En este marco se realiza una investigación con los siguientes objetivos: obtener un perfil de los modelos de sexualidad que proponen los medios de comunicación colectiva; describir los códigos que se emplean para cifrar estos mensajes; y tener una base para determinar las relaciones entre el modelo presentado, el emisor y el destinatario.46p