Prevalence and predictors of smoking among adolescent schoolchildren in Monastir, Tunisia

Mhamdi, Sana El; Wolfcarius-Khiari, G; Mhalla, S.; Salem, Kamel Ben; Soltani, Shirin

doi:10.26719/2011.17.6.523

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“…It is estimated that by 2030 the mere mortality rate induced by smoking will reach 10 million a year (Guttmacher, Kelly, & Ruiz-Janecko, 2010). Global body of research has shown that the majority of risky behaviors are initiated prior to the age 18 and they mainly include smoking, alcohol consumption and drug abuse (El Mhamdi, Wolfcarius-Khiari, Mhalla, Salem, & Soltani, 2011;Smith & Wessel, 2011). An investigation conducted in America indicated that from among the student subjects within 30 days in advance to the study, 32.8% had texted or sent emails while driving, 38.7% had consumed alcohol and 23.1% had consumed marijuana.…”

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Health problem multiple behaviors in Iranian adolescents: a cross-sectional study

Marashi

Ramezankhani

Dadipoor

et al. 2018

International Journal of Adolescence and Youth

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The present cross-sectional research was conducted on 245 adolescents selected through a multi-stratified sampling method. The data collection instrument was the risky behavior scale (YRBSS). The collected data were statistically analyzed via SPSS ver19. Such indices as mean, standard deviation, min and max scores were used as descriptive statistics. The present findings showed that 17 subjects (6.9%) had carried cold weapons with them at least once before; 22 subjects (15.17%) had experienced drug consumption (opium and hash) at least; 52 subjects (21.3%) consumed alcohol; 45 (out of 108) (41.66%) had sexual affairs with the opposite sex and 108 (44.1%) experienced smoking. Certain measures can be taken to prevent and reduce the rate of risky behaviors: closer and stronger family ties between parents and teenagers, emphasis on positive examples set by peers, establishment of moral values, provision of sport facilities and public welfare, special attention to the key role of schools.

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Health problem multiple behaviors in Iranian adolescents: a cross-sectional study

Marashi

Ramezankhani

Dadipoor

et al. 2018

International Journal of Adolescence and Youth

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“…Adult smoking prevalence is estimated at 17.3% according to the “BREATHE study” [1]. This rate remains higher among adolescents rather than adults (from 16 to 29.2%) [2,3]. In addition, cultural factors such as parents who smoke, doctors, nurses, and teachers who smoke in the workplace may add to the creation of a pro-smoking environment [4].…”

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Predictors of smoking relapse in a cohort of adolescents and young adults in Monastir (Tunisia)

Mhamdi¹,

Sriha²,

Bouanène³

et al. 2013

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BackgroundSmoking prevalence in adolescents and young adults is substantially elevated in Tunisia. Moreover, there is a lack of knowledge regarding the effectiveness and associated factors in smoking cessation interventions among adolescents and young adults. This study aims at identifying the major factors leading to smoking relapse among adolescents and young adults in the region of Monastir, Tunisia.MethodsWe carried out a prospective cohort study at the smoking cessation center of the University hospital of Monastir, Tunisia. The population study consisted of all adolescents and young adults (15–30 years) consulted during a period of two years (2009 – 2010). A questionnaire was used to explore the patient’s sociodemographic characteristics, smoking history, nicotine dependence (Fagerstrom test) and anxiety / depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale). A telephone survey was conducted in July 2011 to assess smoking cessation results. A multivariate Cox regression was used to identify predictors of smoking relapses.ResultsA total of 221 adolescents and young adults were included in this study with a mean age of 25.5 ± 3.9 years. At follow up, 59 study participants (26.7%) were abstinent and the overall median abstinence was 2 months. In the multivariate analysis smoking relapse was associated with being an adolescent patient (HR 2.16; 95% CI: 1.54-3.05), medium or higher nicotine dependence at baseline (HR 2.66, 95% CI: 1.06-7.05 and HR 3.12, 95% CI: 1.20-8.12 respectively), not receiving treatment (HR 1.70, 95% CI: 1.25-2.33) and have friend who is a smoker (HR 1.63; 95% CI: 0.96-2.79).ConclusionThe results of this study provide important information about beneficial effect of smoking cessation support for adolescent and young adults. More efforts must be deployed to deal with contributing factors to smoking relapse.

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“…Recent trends show rising prevalence of tobacco smoking among youth and earlier age of initiation. According to the World Health Organization and other studies, the prevalence of smoking among school-age adolescents was high, especially in developing countries, with estimates ranging from 14% to 29% (El Mhamdi et al, 2011).There are 1.2 billion smokers globally, of which more than 50% are young people. Malaysia alone has about 5 million smokers, 20% of whom are younger than 18 years old (Al-Sadat et al, 2010).…”

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Tobacco smoking among school adolescents in Northern Sabah

Swe

Myint

Yee

2016

Asian J. Med. Biol. Res

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Tobacco smoking in adolescent age group has become a major public health concern as it is one of the major risk factors for non-communicable diseases leading to burden of adverse health effects in their later life. Those who start smoking tobacco at an early age are more likely to develop nicotine addiction and continue smoking throughout their adulthood. The general objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of tobacco smoking, their initiation and perception towards tobacco smoking among school adolescents in Kudat District, Sabah State, Malaysia. It was a school based cross sectional descriptive study which employed a twostaged stratified random sampling method and used self-administered structured questionnaire for data collection. A total of 257 students aged between 15 to 19 years old from two upper secondary schools participated in the study. This study revealed that (26.6%) were ever smokers and (8.6%) were current smokers. The earliest age of started smoking was 7 years old and 9 years old among male and female ever smokers respectively. Majority of the respondents perceived that smoking was a bad habit which would cause environmental pollution and harmful effects on health. The most common reasons to start smoking among ever smokers were peer pressures, curiosity and experimenting and to relieve the feeling of pressured and stress. Among the current smokers, 86.4%had ever attempted to quit smoking but they failed to stop smoking because they thought smoking could give feeling pleasure (50%), relieve their anxiety or craving (27.3%) and because of peer pressures (22.7%). The findings suggested that although tobacco smoking prevalence among school adolescents in Kudat was comparatively lower than that of national prevalence reported by GYTS, there is still need for early interventions with holistic approach to prevent them from initiation and to help them for cessation of tobacco smoking.

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Prevalence and predictors of smoking among adolescent schoolchildren in Monastir, Tunisia

Cited by 25 publications

References 24 publications

Health problem multiple behaviors in Iranian adolescents: a cross-sectional study

Health problem multiple behaviors in Iranian adolescents: a cross-sectional study

Predictors of smoking relapse in a cohort of adolescents and young adults in Monastir (Tunisia)

Tobacco smoking among school adolescents in Northern Sabah

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