Comparing the Smoking Status of Working Adolescents with Adolescents Enrolled in High School in Turkey

Çakır, Erkan; Karakoç, Fazilet; Ersu, Refika; Karadağ, Bülent; Varol, Nezih; Dağlı, Elif

doi:10.1089/ped.2012.0215

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“…The frequency of smoking of WA was found to be significantly higher than that of HSS in Turkey (ranging between 21.7% and 50.5%) as in our study. 4,9,10,11 Similar ratios were seen in a few studies in other countries. 12,13 The National Tobacco Law is the leading regulation along with other comprehensive smoke-free environmental campaigns in Turkey.…”

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“…The questionnaires in the current study were designed in the same manner as the 2006 study. 4 A questionnaire included questions about the participant's socio-economic and smoking status. All questionnaires were carried out faceto-face by the same researcher.…”

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“…In our previous published study conducted in 2006 before the national tobacco control program was instituted, we found that working adolescents (WA) more frequently consume cigarettes and were exposed to second-hand (cigarette) smoking at home more frequently than non-worker high school students (HSS). 4 The objective of the present study was to compare the smoking status of WA and HSS and to evaluate the effect of the national tobacco control policy on these groups.…”

Section: Tobacco Use Among Working Adolescents and High School Students In Turkey: Evaluating The Effect Of The National Tobacco Control mentioning

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Tobacco use among working adolescents and high school students in Turkey: evaluating the effect of the national tobacco control policy

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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.

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