Secondhand tobacco smoke exposure among adolescents in an Ethiopian school
Tobacco use is responsible for 6 million deaths globally per year, of which 600,000 deaths are due to secondhand smoke (SHS) mainly among women and children. This study aims to determine the prevalence of SHS exposure among school-going adolescents and highlights the essential determinants in develo...
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| description | Tobacco use is responsible for 6 million deaths globally per year, of which 600,000 deaths are due to secondhand smoke (SHS) mainly among women and children. This study aims to determine the prevalence of SHS exposure among school-going adolescents and highlights the essential determinants in developing successful strategies to prevent adverse health effects in Ethiopia. The analysis is based on a school based cross sectional study where 1673 students with 98.2% of response rate from grade 9-12, aged 13-19 were included. Data was collected by a self-administered questionnaire that is adapted from the global youth tobacco survey questionnaire. Proportions and 95% confidence intervals were obtained as estimates of prevalence. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were made using logistic regression on SPSS version 20.0 software in order to predict factors associated with SHS exposure. About 17% of adolescents were exposed to tobacco smoke in their home, whereas more than half (60.8%) of adolescents were exposed to tobacco smoke in public places. In multivariate analysis, sex, parent smoking, peer smoking, and absence of discussion in the classroom about dangers of smoking were seen significantly associated with SHS exposure. The prevalence of SHS exposure among adolescents in Ethiopia is highest. Moreover, exposure to SHS in public places is much higher than at home. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4c816499f7074f56936f2d7be99d85bf2024-04-03T17:28:46ZengPAGEPress PublicationsHealthcare in Low-resource Settings2281-78242016-05-014110.4081/hls.2016.55844766Secondhand tobacco smoke exposure among adolescents in an Ethiopian schoolSabit Abazinab Ababulgu0Nebiyu Dereje1Abiot Girma2Jimma Town Administration Health Office, JimmaDepartment of Epidemiology, Wachamo University, HosainaDepartment of Epidemiology, Jimma University, JimmaTobacco use is responsible for 6 million deaths globally per year, of which 600,000 deaths are due to secondhand smoke (SHS) mainly among women and children. This study aims to determine the prevalence of SHS exposure among school-going adolescents and highlights the essential determinants in developing successful strategies to prevent adverse health effects in Ethiopia. The analysis is based on a school based cross sectional study where 1673 students with 98.2% of response rate from grade 9-12, aged 13-19 were included. Data was collected by a self-administered questionnaire that is adapted from the global youth tobacco survey questionnaire. Proportions and 95% confidence intervals were obtained as estimates of prevalence. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were made using logistic regression on SPSS version 20.0 software in order to predict factors associated with SHS exposure. About 17% of adolescents were exposed to tobacco smoke in their home, whereas more than half (60.8%) of adolescents were exposed to tobacco smoke in public places. In multivariate analysis, sex, parent smoking, peer smoking, and absence of discussion in the classroom about dangers of smoking were seen significantly associated with SHS exposure. The prevalence of SHS exposure among adolescents in Ethiopia is highest. Moreover, exposure to SHS in public places is much higher than at home.http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/hls/article/view/5584Secondhand smokeTobacco useAdolescentEthiopia |
| spellingShingle | Sabit Abazinab Ababulgu Nebiyu Dereje Abiot Girma Secondhand tobacco smoke exposure among adolescents in an Ethiopian school Healthcare in Low-resource Settings Secondhand smoke Tobacco use Adolescent Ethiopia |
| title | Secondhand tobacco smoke exposure among adolescents in an Ethiopian school |
| title_full | Secondhand tobacco smoke exposure among adolescents in an Ethiopian school |
| title_fullStr | Secondhand tobacco smoke exposure among adolescents in an Ethiopian school |
| title_full_unstemmed | Secondhand tobacco smoke exposure among adolescents in an Ethiopian school |
| title_short | Secondhand tobacco smoke exposure among adolescents in an Ethiopian school |
| title_sort | secondhand tobacco smoke exposure among adolescents in an ethiopian school |
| topic | Secondhand smoke Tobacco use Adolescent Ethiopia |
| url | http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/hls/article/view/5584 |
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