Prevalence and correlates of environmental tobacco smoke exposure among adolescents in Mangolia

Rudatsikira, Emmanuel; Siziya, Seter; Dondog, J; Muula, Adamson S

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“…This finding is in line with results of other relevant studies worldwide 12,13 . Exposure at home increased significantly with age, which is in agreement with the results of the study by Rachiotis et al 2010.…”

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Factors Associated with Exposure to Passive Smoking among 12-18 year-old Students in Athens and Thessaloniki, Greece

Lappas¹,

Tzortzi²,

Konstantinidi³

et al. 2015

Tob. Prev. Cessation

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IntroductIon Passive-smoking is a major, preventable cause of disease, disability and death. It is estimated that the majority of the world's population is still living in countries not fully covered by smoke-free public health regulations and Greece is unfortunately one of them. The aim of our study, conducted in October 2014, was to provide up to date information regarding determinants of exposure to passive smoking among the student population of the two biggest Greek cities.Methods Our survey was conducted on a representative sample of middle and high school students (1803 in total, 810 boys and 992 girls), living in the two biggest cities of Greece. A questionnaire was developed to estimate the exposure of students to passive-smoking. Relative frequencies were calculated for all the questions and a Pearson χ2-test was used to evaluate the potential association of several variables with gender, age and smoking status. Logistic regression analysis were also applied to evaluate the association between social influences and the likelihood of being exposed to passive smoking.results A total of 86.7% of youth were exposed to passive-smoking during the 30 days preceding the survey. Daily exposure during the past 7 days was reported by 20.2% of the students. The highest rates of exposure were reported in cafes (61.2%), home (43.7%) and school (37.2%). Gender, age, smoking status, and the smoking habits of parents, siblings and friends, but also the sight of peers and teachers smoking inside the school campus, were significant determinants of students' exposure to passive smoking.conclusIons Passive-smoking exposure is prevalent among the student population in Greece, despite the New Anti-Smoking Legislation that came into effect in July 2009. Our findings indicate that enforcement of the law and additional public health initiatives must be implemented.

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confidence: 93%

Factors Associated with Exposure to Passive Smoking among 12-18 year-old Students in Athens and Thessaloniki, Greece

Lappas¹,

Tzortzi²,

Konstantinidi³

et al. 2015

Tob. Prev. Cessation

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“…However, they have to continue to be exposed to SHS (especially at home) because they do not have choices. The study did not find any gender and age group differences regarding exposure to SHS, which was also found in a study among Puerto Rican children [14], but other studies found higher exposure to SHS with increasing age and among males [4,6]. …”

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“…Exposure to SHS in children contributes significantly to morbidity and mortality [1,3]. Gender, age group, parental and close friends smoking status [2,4–6], and low perceived susceptibility [7] were found to be significantly associated with adolescent’s exposure to SHS.…”

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Determinants of Exposure to Second-Hand Tobacco Smoke (SHS) among Current Non-Smoking In-School Adolescents (aged 11–18 years) in South Africa: Results from the 2008 GYTS Study

Peltzer

2011

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The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence and identify correlates of second-hand tobacco smoke (SHS) among 6,412 current non-smoking school-going adolescents (aged 11 to 18 years) in South Africa. A cross-sectional study was carried out in 2008 in South Africa within the framework of the Global Youth Tobacco Survey. Overall, 25.7% of students were exposed to SHS at home, 34.2% outside of the home and 18.3% were exposed to SHS at home and outside of the home. Parental and close friends smoking status, allowing someone to smoke around you and perception that passive smoking was harmful were significant determinants of adolescent’s exposure to both SHS at home and outside of the home. Identified factors can inform the implementation of public health interventions in order to reduce passive smoking among adolescents.

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“…This finding is in line with that of Rudatsikira et al . among adolescents in Mongolia who reported that increasing age was associated with higher likelihood of being exposed to environmental tobacco smoke in both sexes [9]. However, the finding contradicts that of Preston et al .…”

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Determinants of Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) among Non Smoking Adolescents (Aged 11-17 Years Old) in Greece: Results from the 2004-2005 GYTS Study

Rachiotis

Siziya

Muula

et al. 2010

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The aim of the study is to investigate the determinants of exposure to ETS among Greek adolescents aged 11–17 years old. The GYTS questionnaire was completed by 5,179 adolescents. About 3 in 4 responders (76.8%) were exposed to ETS at home, and 38.5% were exposed to ETS outside of the home. Gender, age group, parental and close friends smoking status were significant determinants of adolescent’s exposure to ETS. The results of the study could be valuable for the implementation of public health initiatives in Greece aiming to reduce the burden of adolescent’s exposure to passive smoking.

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Prevalence and correlates of environmental tobacco smoke exposure among adolescents in Mangolia

Abstract: Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke is high among school going adolescents in Mongolia. Public health interventions aimed to reduce morbidity from tobacco among adolescents should also accord particular attention toward environmental tobacco smoke.

Cited by 19 publications

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Factors Associated with Exposure to Passive Smoking among 12-18 year-old Students in Athens and Thessaloniki, Greece

Factors Associated with Exposure to Passive Smoking among 12-18 year-old Students in Athens and Thessaloniki, Greece

Determinants of Exposure to Second-Hand Tobacco Smoke (SHS) among Current Non-Smoking In-School Adolescents (aged 11–18 years) in South Africa: Results from the 2008 GYTS Study

Determinants of Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) among Non Smoking Adolescents (Aged 11-17 Years Old) in Greece: Results from the 2004-2005 GYTS Study

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