Objective: To investigate smoking attitudes and behaviors among middle school students in Shijingshan District, Beijing Municipality, so as to provide the evidence for implementing tobacco control interventions for students. Methods: In 2019 and 2023, students from three junior high schools, two senior high schools and one vocational high school in Shijingshan District were selected using a multi-stage stratified cluster sampling method. Data of basic information, smoking attitudes, cigarette use, e-cigarette use and secondhand smoke exposure were collected using questionnaire surveys. The changes in smoking attitudes and behaviors among middle school students between the two surveys were analyzed. Results: A total of 671 students were surveyed in 2019, including 343 males (51.12%) and 328 females (48.88%). A total of 759 students were surveyed in 2023, including 352 males (46.38%) and 407 females (53.62%). The proportion of students who thought that smoking made young people more attractive in 2023 was 3.29%, lower than 6.56% in 2019 (P<0.05). There were no statistically significant differences in the proportions of those who believed that secondhand smoke was definitely harmful, those who thought that quitting smoking was definitely difficult, and those who felt that smoking in social situations made them more comfortable between 2019 and 2023 (all P>0.05). In 2023, the proportions of current smoking rate and the attempted smoking rate were 0.66% and 5.53%, respectively, which were lower than 2.24% and 8.94% in 2019 (both P<0.05). The awareness rate of electronic cigarettes was 96.18% in 2023, higher than 88.97% in 2019 (P<0.05). The usage rate of electronic cigarettes was 5.01% in 2023, lower than 10.28% in 2019 (P<0.05). The proportion of exposure to secondhand smoke in family and public places was 73.25% in 2023, higher than 66.77% in 2019 (P<0.05). The proportion of those who saw someone smoking on campus within the past 30 days was 15.81% in 2023, lower than 29.96% in 2019 (P<0.05). Conclusions Compared with 2019, the smoking behaviors of middle school students in Shijingshan District decreased in 2023, and the awareness rate of electronic cigarettes and the proportion of secondhand smoke exposure in family and public places increased. Health education should be strengthened.

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Objective To investigate the typing profiles of human adenovirus infection among children with severe acute respiratory infection ( SARI ) in Shanghai. Methods A total of 441 nasopharyngeal aspirates ( NPAs) were collected from hospitalized children with SARI in Shanghai Pediatrics Hospital Affiliated Fudan University from June 2013 to March 2014.Human adenovirus was detected by nested PCR followed molecular typing by sequencing.Then the phylogenetic and epidemiological analysis was conducted.Results From 441 hospitalized children with SARI, 51 of samples ( 11.6%, 95%CI:8.6%~14.6%) were detected as HAdV infection.Most of the SARI children with HAdV infection were distributed between 0.5 to 5 years old.Typing data shown that HAdV-B (17 of HAdV-3, 16 of HAdV-7) was most dominant as 64.7%(33/51),followed by HAdV-C as 27.5%(14/51);either HAdV-D (HAdV-8) or HAdV-E ( HAdV-4 ) contained only one case, and HAdV-F ( HAdV-41 ) found in two cases. Conclusion Multiple species( B-F) of HAdVs were circulated among children with SARI in Shanghai, and HAdV-B (HAdV-3, HAdV-7) was the most predominant species of circulation.