Peltzer Karl
Department of Psychology, University of the North, Sovenga, South Africa.
Subst Use Misuse. 2003 Jun;38(7):1003-16. doi: 10.1081/ja-120017621.
This study was conducted in 2001 with the aim of providing data on black South African secondary school students' tobacco use status, knowledge, and attitudes. The sample included 330 Grade 10 and 382 Grade 12 secondary school pupils chosen at random from six rural secondary schools in one of the regions in the Northern Province of South Africa. Results show a prevalence of 9.1% current smokers among boys and 5% among girls, and 8.4% current snuff users among girls and 3.9% among boys. The mean age of onset to take snuff was 12.5 years and that for smoking cigarettes 14.8 years. Adolescents who reported that some family member or their peers used tobacco were more likely to be users of tobacco. Two-thirds of the current snuff users believed that using snuff was safer than smoking cigarettes. Knowledge was found to be related to attitude but not with tobacco use behavior. Awareness of the adverse effects of such tobacco habits was poor and intervention programs to curb tobacco use is required.
这项研究于2001年开展，目的是提供有关南非黑人中学生烟草使用状况、知识和态度的数据。样本包括从南非北省一个地区的六所农村中学随机挑选的330名十年级和382名十二年级的中学生。结果显示，当前吸烟者的患病率在男孩中为9.1%，在女孩中为5%；当前鼻烟使用者的患病率在女孩中为8.4%，在男孩中为3.9%。开始使用鼻烟的平均年龄为12.5岁，开始吸烟的平均年龄为14.8岁。报告称一些家庭成员或同龄人使用烟草的青少年更有可能成为烟草使用者。三分之二的当前鼻烟使用者认为使用鼻烟比吸烟更安全。研究发现知识与态度有关，但与烟草使用行为无关。对这类烟草习惯的不良影响的认识较差，需要开展干预项目来遏制烟草使用。
