ArticleHarm reduction journal2012
Determinants of cigarette smoking among school adolescents in eastern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.
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- Prevalence of tobacco smoking and associated factors among adults in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- Association between illegal drug use and cigarette smoking among Ethiopian students: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- Current and former smokers among adolescents aged 12-17 years in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2020Pooled it
- Prevalence of lifetime substances use among students in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
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- Determinants of cigarette/bidi smoking among youth male in rural Mymensingh of Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe World Health Organization (WHO) attributes more than 4 million deaths a year to tobacco, and it is expected that this figure will rise to 10 million deaths a year by 2020. Moreover, it is now a growing public health problem in the developing world.
objectiveTo assess the prevalence of cigarette use and its determinant factors among high school students in eastern Ethiopia.
methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted using structured self-administered questionnaires among 1,721 school adolescents in Harar town, eastern Ethiopia. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to examine associations.
resultsThe analysis revealed that prevalence of ever cigarette smoking was 12.2% (95% CI 10.8% - 13.9%). Reasons mentioned for smoking cigarettes were for enjoyment (113, 52.8%), for trial (92, 42.9%), and for other reasons (9, 4.3%). The main predictors of cigarette smoking were sex (OR 4.32; 95% CI 2.59-7.22), age (OR 1.20; 95% CI 1.05-1.38) and having friends who smoke (OR 8.14; 95% CI 5.19-12.70). Living with people who smoke cigarettes was not significantly associated with smoking among adolescents (OR 1.25; 95% CI 0.81-1.92).
conclusionThis study concluded that high proportion of school adolescents in Harar town smoked cigarettes. Sex, age and peer influence were identified as important determinants of smoking. There is a need for early cost-effective interventions and education campaigns that target secondary school students.
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