Smoking and Its Related Factors Among Iranian High School Students

Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Reza ChamanMohammad Amiri

Abstract

In different studies, the prevalence of tobacco consumption has been growing in high schools boys. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of smoking and its related factors among Iranian high school students in 2011. In this cross-sectional study, 450 male students from 15 high schools of Shahroud (northeast of Iran) were selected for evaluation of the knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) of students regarding tobacco consumption. Overall, 51% (95% CI: 46.5 - 55.7) of the students had positive history of smoking for at least one time and 7.1% (95% CI: 5 - 10) of them were current smokers. The most prevalent source of information about smoking was TV and radio programs (48%) and friends were the second source (22%). Based on the students' opinions, entertainment and smoker friends were the most important reasons for smoking tendency. There was significant statistical association between students smoking and positive family history of smoking (P value < 0.05). The prevalence of smoking experince was very high among high school students. The most prevalent source of information about smoking was Iranian broadcasting companies. Positive family history of smoking and smoker friends were the important motivating fact...Continue Reading

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Aug 31, 2020·Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives·Mohammad AmiriAhmad Khosravi

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