Tobacco Use Among Young People in Informal Education Settings: a Survey of Behaviors and Opinions

Franco, J.A.; Trullén, A. Pérez; García, A.; Marrón, R.; Clemente, M.L.; Rubio, E.

doi:10.1016/s1579-2129(06)60185-7

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“…The mean age of initiation of substance use estimated from the substance users ranged from 12 to 14 years which was almost similar with that of studies by other authors which ranged from 11 to 15 years. [4][5][6][7] Studies in northeastern India and among Croatian high school students found the age of initiation as early as 10 years. [8,9] Our findings regarding age of initiation of drug use is similar to the researchers in other parts of the globe.…”

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Role of Family and Peers in Initiation and Continuation of Substance Use

Tsering¹,

Pal²

2009

Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine

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Aims:To assess the impact of family and peers on both initiation and continuation of substance use among eighth, ninth and tenth grade adolescent high school students.Design:Population based cross-sectional study.Setting:Two high schools of West Bengal, India.Participants:416 students in class VIII, IX, and X in two schools.Interventions:None.Measurements:Substance use: initiation, sources, reasons for continuation. Then proportions and chi-square test was used for statistical analysis.Materials and Methods:This was a population based cross sectional study conducted among 416 students from class VII, IX and X in two high schools( urban and rural) of West Bengal, India selected by Multistage random sampling. A self administered anonymous pretested close ended questionnaire was used with the main outcome measures of initiation, sources, reasons for continuation of substance use based on WHO study team questionnaire.Results:Prevalence of substance use was found to be higher among the urban students (15.1%) than their rural counterparts (10.7%). The proportion of users was higher in the higher grades as compared to the lower grades. Among urban as well as rural students, 16 years and above were significantly more likely than their counterparts aged 15 years and below to report lifetime use. The mean age of initiation ranged from 12.6 to 13.9 years. Family members and friends were found to have a considerable influence not only on initiation but also important sources for money as well as the substance. Easy availability in the neighborhood was also an important correlate to continuation of substances.Conclusions:Family environment as well as peer groups has an important bearing on initiation and continuation of substance use. Experimentation of substance use motivated by peer groups is common among adolescents and starts early in life. Hence, it is necessary to provide health promotion programs directed toward students and their families which encourage attitude shaping among school children towards self-confidence and adequacy.

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Role of Family and Peers in Initiation and Continuation of Substance Use

Tsering¹,

Pal²

2009

Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine

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“…This survey has been developed by many organizations and institutes including World Health Organization (WHO) and Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and was designed to assess major issues related to smoking. The validity of the questions could be assumed as the same questionnaire has been used in many previous studies, in addition to the validation of the developing institutes [11,12]. The questionnaire has translated into Arabic language, and had been modified according to the local culture and religion.…”

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Smoking Prevalence, Attitude, Knowledge and Practice Among Applied Medical Sciences Saudi Students in King Abdalaziz University

Kader¹

2018

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adults 22.6%, elderly peoples 25%, and males 26.5% while in females 9% [2][3][4].In fact, some studies investigated the prevalence of smokers among Saudi universities and colleges students in general, which found to be 14.5% [5]. Other studies focused on students who study in the health colleges (such as medicine and dentistry), and found the prevalence to be 16%, which considered be higher than the previous percentage, and when it compared male students in different health colleges

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“…This survey has been developed by many organizations and institutes including World Health Organization (WHO) and Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and was designed to assess major issues related to cigarette smoking. The validity of the questions could be assumed as the same questionnaire has been used in many previous studies, in addition to the validation of the developing institutes (6,7). The questionnaire has translated into Arabic language, and had been modified according to the local culture and religion.…”

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Cigarette Smoking among Male Students of Taibah University, Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia

2017

IJSR

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Tobacco use is one of the most common causes of cardiovascular, respiratory diseases and cancers. The aim of this study is to estimate the prevalence, knowledge and attitude toward cigarette smoking among university students of Taibah University, Madinah, Saudi Arabia. The present cross sectional study included 360 students from six faculties using a stratified random sampling procedure. The questionnaire was anonymous, self-written and adopted from Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS). A total of 342 out of 360 students enrolled in this study were analyzed. Seventy five students (21.9%) indicated that they smoke tobacco at the time of the study while the percent of students who had ever smoked a cigarette even once during lifetime was 33.3%.Cigarette smoking was practiced by the final years students more than first and second-year students with statistically significant difference (p= 0.04). About 93.3% of the students indicated that smoking could cause serious diseases, and 71.1% thought that smoking should be banned in public areas. The findings of this study confirm similar smoking prevalence among University students and indicate a higher percent of good knowledge and favorable attitude of the studied students towards cigarette smoking

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Tobacco Use Among Young People in Informal Education Settings: a Survey of Behaviors and Opinions

Cited by 5 publications

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Role of Family and Peers in Initiation and Continuation of Substance Use

Role of Family and Peers in Initiation and Continuation of Substance Use

Smoking Prevalence, Attitude, Knowledge and Practice Among Applied Medical Sciences Saudi Students in King Abdalaziz University

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Cigarette Smoking among Male Students of Taibah University, Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia

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