Cigarette Smoking among Iranian Adolescents

Asghar Mohammadpoor Asl; Ali Fakhari; Fatemeh Rostami; Nosratollah Pourafkary

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Cigarette Smoking among Iranian Adolescents

Author(s):

Asghar Mohammadpoor Asl^1,*,

Ali Fakhari²,

Fatemeh Rostami³,

Nosratollah Pourafkary²

1Lecturer of epidemiology, Department of Public Health, School of Health & Nutrition, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran, +98-4113357580-4-290, +98-4113340634

2Department of Psychiatry Tabriz University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Tabriz, Iran

3National Public Health Management Center(NPMC), Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

IJ Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences:Vol. 1, issue 1; 30-5

Published online:Jan 30, 2007

Article type:Research Article

Received:Nov 14, 2006

Accepted:Dec 16, 2006

How to Cite:Asghar Mohammadpoor AslAli FakhariFatemeh RostamiNosratollah PourafkaryCigarette Smoking among Iranian Adolescents.Iran J Psychiatry Behav Sci.1(1):30-5.

Abstract

Objective: Smoking is a worldwide health problem. Despite recent efforts to reduce the rate of smoking, adolescent smoking still remains a significant public health concern.
Current study was conducted to determine the effects of socio-environmental and personal factors on the smoking among adolescents.

Methods: In the first stage of a longitudinal study of smoking in adolescents, 1785 students in Tabriz city were randomly selected. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect information about demographic characteristics and self-esteem of the subjects and their attitude towards smoking. Information was also gathered about the smoking habits of the subjects, their families and friends. The association of different variables with smoking was evaluated by a logistic regression model and Chi square test using SPSS.

Results: Mean age of the subjects was 16.3 ± 0.87 years. 77.4% of them reported that they never smoked. 18.2% had experimented the cigarette smoking at least once. But 4.4% said that they were regular smokers. Having a smoker family member (OR=1.40) or a smoker friend (OR=3.43) and a positive attitude toward smoking (OR=1.23) were significantly associated with a higher prevalence of smoking.

Conclusion: An educational program aimed at changing the attitude towards smoking may be a successful primary prevention method.

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