ReviewJournal of addiction2020
Prevalence and Factors Associated with Current Cigarette Smoking among Ethiopian University Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Prevalence of smoking among Iranian university students: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Alcohol consumption among university students in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological studies.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence of tobacco smoking and associated factors among adults in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
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- Predictors of tobacco smoking among youth in an urban slum in Kampala, Uganda: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2026Article
- Prevalence of smoking among undergraduate students in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A meta-analysis.Tobacco induced diseases · 2025Review
- Tobacco Use Patterns Among University Students in Herat, Afghanistan: A Cross-sectional Study.Addiction & health · 2024Article
- Prevalence of smoking and its associated factors among students of the University of Dongola, Northern State, Sudan: a cross-sectional study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024Article
- Factors associated with hypertension among diabetic patients in Gamo Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2021: case-control study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2023Article
- Prevalence and risk factors for tobacco, khat, and alcohol consumption among high school students in Ethiopia.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Determinants of good academic performance among university students in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.BMC medical education · 2022Article
- Knowledge and practice regarding the behavioural risks of cancer among college students in Ethiopia.Ecancermedicalscience · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough tobacco use is highest in high-income countries, most tobacco-related deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries with the highest number of deaths recorded in East Africa. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to determine the pooled prevalence and associated factors of current cigarette smoking among Ethiopian university students.
methodsThe authors searched databases from PubMed, PsycINFO, Google Scholar, EMBASE, and Web of Sciences. The publications included in the analysis were inclusive, the literature was searched from January 2011 to December 2018. The JBI-MAStARI critical appraisal tool was applied to 13 publications identified by the database search. I
resultsThe meta-analysis of 13 studies showed that the pooled prevalence of current cigarette smoking was found to be 12.55% (95% CI: 10.39-14.72; I
conclusionOur findings indicate a high prevalence of cigarette smoking among Ethiopian university students as compared to the general population. Gender, peer influence, khat chewing, and current alcohol use were significantly associated with cigarette smoking. The authors recommend promoting antismoking campaigns, emphasizing health hazard public service announcements about cigarettes, and integrating health education on smoking in youth-friendly services, especially targeting higher educational institutions.
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