| The prevalence and determinants of tobacco use among adolescents in saudi arabia. | |
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PMID: 22320337 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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BACKGROUND: Adolescent tobacco use has been a serious public health issue, resulting in longer duration of tobacco use and higher nicotine dependence in adulthood. This study identified the current status of tobacco use among middle schools students in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and the factors leading to tobacco use, to provide information on how to effectively prevent tobacco use among adolescents. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was administered to measure the prevalence of tobacco use and profile tobacco users. School selection was stratified by region, gender, and type (public or private). Altogether, 1186 seventh- to ninth-grade students were selected. Of those, 1019 questionnaires were used for analysis. RESULTS: The mean age of the participants was 14.3 years (SD = 1.2) and boys comprised 54% of the sample. The prevalence of tobacco use among students was 9.72% with a significant difference between sexes (12.43% for boys and 6.65% for girls). Bivariate and multivariate analyses results showed that students whose families had higher income, had larger daily allowances, spent less time studying, skipped class more frequently, were less religious, spent more time out of home, drank more Coca-Cola, intended to use tobacco in the next year, and were males who were more likely to use tobacco. CONCLUSION: Prevention programs designed to reduce adolescent tobacco use need to consider these sociodemographic characteristics. Understanding the characteristics of adolescent tobacco users and the associated sociocultural context is critical for developing effective tobacco prevention programs targeted at adolescents. |
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Dania E Al Agili; Hyoun-Kyoung Park |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: The Journal of school health Volume: 82 ISSN: 1746-1561 ISO Abbreviation: J Sch Health Publication Date: 2012 Mar |
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Created Date: 2012-02-10 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0376370 Medline TA: J Sch Health Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 131-8 Citation Subset: IM; N |
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© 2012, American School Health Association. |
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Assistant Professor, (dalagili@kau.edu.sa), Preventive Dental Sciences Department/Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80200, Jeddah 21589, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Professor, (parkhk@email.phoenix.edu), College of Health Sciences and Nursing, University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ 85304. |
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