Age patterns of smoking initiation among Kuwait University male students

Tobacco use by university students, Lebanon, 2001

“…Although studies disagree about whether knowledge of health is associated with smoking (McGee & Stanton 1993), our study showed that the rate of cigarette smoking was lowest among students in the health sciences field and among students in the graduate programs. This is in conformity with other studies, which revealed that students of medicine and engineering had a lower risk of smoking than those studying commerce and sciences (Sugathan et al 1998). Thus, education and the provision of information about the health hazards of smoking can be one aspect to consider in intervention campaigns.…”

Smoking and associated factors among adolescents in Tallinn, Helsinki and Moscow: a multilevel analysis

“…With this caveats, however, this study provides information on the prevalence of tobacco use, and the relationship between pupils' smoking behaviour and associated factors on individual and school level in Tallinn, Helsinki and Moscow. In our study it was found that tobacco use is increasing with age, in all countries, and for both genders, which confirms the findings of other studies (12,24).…”

Multiple coronary risk factors in healthy older Kuwaiti males

“…Smoking, hypertension, sedentary lifestyle and diabetes mellitus, although not measured in this study, have all previously been shown to be both present and increasing in prevalence in Kuwait, especially among the male population Sugathan et al, 1998;Al-Adsani et al, 2000). It is important to remember that this sample was not composed of men who entered the nutrition surveillance system for health reasons or who had medical problems.…”