ArticleMalawi medical journal : the journal of Medical Association of Malawi2007
Cigarette smoking among school-going adolescents in Kafue, Zambia.
Article in Malawi medical journal : the journal of Medical Association of Malawi, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- What Factors Encourage Young People to Engage in Substance Use? Substance Use and Associated Factors Among Youth in Southwest Ethiopia: A Community-Based Study.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Why are Youth Engaged in Substance Use? A Qualitative Study Exploring Substance Use and Risk Factors Among the Youth of Jimma Town, Southwest Ethiopia.Substance abuse and rehabilitation · 2021Article
- Cigarette price and other factors associated with brand choice and brand loyalty in Zambia: findings from the ITC Zambia Survey.Tobacco control · 2015Article
- Effects of Smoking on Arterial Stiffness in Male Adolescents in Lusaka, Zambia.Cardiology and angiology · 2015Article
- Correlates of current cigarette smoking among school-going adolescents in Punjab, India: results from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey 2003.BMC international health and human rights · 2008Article
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Abstract
introductionCigarette smoking is a leading cause of global morbidity and mortality. Interest in developing countries smoking prevalence has been growing since 1999.
objectivesTo estimate the prevalence of current cigarette smoking and associated factors among school-age adolescents in Kafue, Zambia.
methodsA cross sectional study was conducted using standard Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) methodology. Frequencies and odds ratios were obtained to assess the association between selected factors and current cigarette smoking.
resultsData on current smoking were available for 1872 adolescents, of whom 891 (47.6%) were males and 981 females. Overall 154 (8.2%) adolescents were current cigarette smokers, while 93 (10.4%) males and 61 (6.2%) females were current smokers (p <0.001). The majority of the smokers usually smoked at their own home or at a friend's house. Having some pocket money, having friends or parents who are smokers, and being exposed to pro-tobacco advertisements at social gatherings were associated with being a current cigarette smoker.
conclusionsThe traditional factors associated with smoking among adolescents elsewhere are also associated with smoking among adolescents in Kafue, Zambia. Public health interventions aimed to reduce adolescent smoking should be designed with these identified associations in mind.
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