Predicting tobacco use among high school students by using the global youth tobacco survey in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Ann Thorac Med
; 7(3): 122-9, 2012 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To identify the predictors that lead to cigarette smoking among high school students by utilizing the global youth tobacco survey in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).METHODS:
A cross-sectional study was conducted among high school students (grades 10-12) in Riyadh, KSA, between April 24, 2010, and June 16, 2010.RESULTS:
The response rate of the students was 92.17%. The percentage of high school students who had previously smoked cigarettes, even just 1-2 puffs, was 43.3% overall. This behavior was more common among male students (56.4%) than females (31.3%). The prevalence of students who reported that they are currently smoking at least one cigarette in the past 30 days was 19.5% (31.3% and 8.9% for males and females, respectively). "Ever smoked" status was associated with male gender (OR = 2.88, confidence interval [CI] 2.28-3.63), parent smoking (OR = 1.70, CI 1.25-2.30) or other member of the household smoking (OR = 2.11, CI 1.59-2.81) who smoked, closest friends who smoked (OR = 8.17, CI 5.56-12.00), and lack of refusal to sell cigarettes (OR = 5.68, CI 2.09-15.48).CONCLUSION:
Several predictors of cigarette smoking among high school students were identified.
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Ann Thorac Med
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2012
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País de afiliación:
Arabia Saudita