ArticleGhana medical journal2019
Cigarette smoking among in-school adolescents in Yilo Krobo municipality in the Eastern Region of Ghana.
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- Substance use among young people in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- Prevalence and determinants of cigarette smoking among undergraduate medical students in Tanzania: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Social norms and social opportunities: a qualitative study of influences on tobacco use among urban adolescent girls in Ghana.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Assessment of prevalence, predictors, reasons and regulations of substance smoking among children in Ghana.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Exploration the role of social, cultural and environmental factors in tendency of female adolescents to smoking based on the qualitative content analysis.BMC women's health · 2022Article
- Cigarette smoking prevalence and associated factors among college students, Amhara, Ethiopia.The Pan African medical journal · 2021Article
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backgroundAdolescent cigarette smoking is of public health importance since many adult smokers had initiated the habit as adolescents. This study aims to determine the prevalence of cigarette smoking among in-school adolescents in Yilo Krobo Municipality, Ghana and factors associated with cigarette smoking.
methodsA school-based cross-sectional analytic study was conducted in February 2017 in Yilo Krobo Municipality in the Eastern Region of Ghana. A stratified random sampling method was applied to select 700 students. After obtaining informed consent, structured questionnaires were administered to collect information on demographic characteristics, behaviours, family, peer and school factors. Data was entered into SPSS and analysed with level of significant as p-value of less than 0.05. Univariate, bivariate and multivariate analysis were applied to determine prevalence and risk factors of cigarette smoking.
resultsA total of 700 students participated in the study and the prevalence of cigarette smoking was 14.3% (100) and 77.5% (76) were introduced to smoking by their peers. Those who started smoking cigarette at the age of 10 years and below were 32% (32). Factors associated with cigarette smoking were being in JHS 1 (AOR:2.23, p=0.006), close friends smoking cigarette (AOR: 2.26, p=0.001), having drank alcohol before (AOR: 6.0, p<0.001) and having ever used marijuana (AOR: 6.48, p<0.001). However, recognizing marijuana usage to be wrong was protective against cigarette smoking (AOR: 0.58, p=0.006).
conclusionCigarette smoking among in-school adolescents exists in Yilo Krobo Municipality and school-based interventions such as counselling services on substance use should be implemented to address these behaviours.
fundingNo external funding was received to conduct the study.
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