The prevalence of chronic cough was higher in the lathe, coiffure, and electricity-construction groups and pulmonary function tests were lower in the non-smoking textile female group. Working children should be screened for respiratory symptoms and disease.
Background. In our previous published study conducted in 2006 before the national tobacco control program (NTCP), we found that working adolescents (WA) more frequently consumed cigarettes than high school students (HSS). The objective of the present study was to compare the smoking status of WA and HSS before and after the NTCP.
Methods. A questionnaire including questions about the participant`s socio-economic level and smoking status was administered.
Results. There were 668 subjects in the 2006 study and 869 subjects in the 2015 study. When we compared the 2015 results with the 2006 study, while there was a significant decline in the ever smokers (p < 0.001), there was no difference in current smokers in both the female and male WA groups. In the HSS group, there was a significant decline in ever smokers (p < 0.01), for both females and males. While there was a significant decline in current female smokers (p=0,002), no significant decrease was found in current male smokers (p > 0.05) in the HSS group.
Conclusions. After the initiation of the NTCP, we have not seen a reduction in the smoking rates of both female and male WA and male HSS. The NTCP should particularly focus on the adolescent group in Turkey.
Türk Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Birliği Derneği 1. Sosyal devlet ilkesine bağlı "Sağlık Hakkı" 2. Vücut bütünlüğüne dokunmaya izin verme hakkı 3. Kendi geleceği üzerinde karar verebilme hakkı Sağlık hakkı, Anayasa'mızın 56. maddesi ile güvence altına alınmıştır. [2] A. Sağlık Hizmetleri ve Çevrenin Korunması Madde 56 -Herkes, sağlıklı ve dengeli bir çevrede yaşama hakkına sahiptir. Çevreyi geliştirmek, çevre sağlığını korumak ve çevre kirlenmesini önlemek Devletin ve vatandaşların ödevidir. Devlet, herkesin hayatını, beden ve ruh sağlığı içinde sürdürmesini sağlamak; insan ve madde gücünde tasarruf
Türk Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Birliği Derneği 4. Neden şimdi oldu? Rahatsızlığın zamanlamasını anlama çabasıdır. 5. Eğer hiçbir şey yapmaz isem bana neler olabilir? Olası tehlikeleri anlama çabasıdır. 6. Eğer hiçbir şey yapmaz isem çevremde ne gibi sonuçlar ortaya çıkabilir? Kişinin sorumluluklarının ve ilişkilerinin ne şekilde etkileneceğini anlama çabasıdır. 7. Ne yapmalıyım, ya da kimden nasıl yardım almalıyım? Yeni durum karşısında strateji belirleme çabasıdır.
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