Madan Kumar P D, Poorni S, Ramachandran S
Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, Ragas Dental College and Hospitals, Chennai, India.
Indian J Cancer. 2006 Jul-Sep;43(3):127-31. doi: 10.4103/0019-509x.27935.
The present study was done to build a database on prevalence of tobacco use among students of grade 8 to 10 in Chennai city, for the purpose of advocacy of tobacco control and planning tobacco control interventions and evaluation.
A two-stage stratified probability sample of students in grades 8-10 corresponding to 13 to 15 years of age were selected from private/government aided private schools and purely government aided corporation schools. Data was collected by a pretested, closed-ended self-administered questionnaire.
A total of 1255 students participated in this survey. Among them 64.4 boys and 35.6% were girls. Ever tobacco use was reported by 37.6% of the students (41.6 males and 30.2% females). Current users of tobacco (any products) were reported by 41.1% of the students. Prevalence was more among boy students (46.3%) when compared to that of girl students (31.6%). There existed no significant difference between current users of tobacco based on the zones of the school. Tobacco users prevalence was found more in corporation schools when compared to that of private schools. Parental and friends tobacco use was reported more often by tobacco users compared to never users. Purchasing tobacco products in a store was reported by 82.5% and almost no one was refused because of age. Almost everyone reported watching a lot of cigarette advertisements on TV, whereas about half reported watching advertisements on other medias like outdoor hoardings (45.7%), newspapers (65.3%) and social events (67.4%).
This study demonstrates that among the 13 to 15-year old school going children (corresponding to grades 8 to 10) in Chennai city, the current tobacco use is high.
开展本研究以建立钦奈市8至10年级学生烟草使用流行情况的数据库，用于烟草控制宣传、规划烟草控制干预措施及评估。
从私立/政府资助私立学校和纯政府资助的公立学校中选取8至10年级、年龄在13至15岁的学生作为两阶段分层概率样本。通过预先测试的封闭式自填问卷收集数据。
共有1255名学生参与了本次调查。其中男生占64.4%，女生占35.6%。37.6%的学生报告曾经使用过烟草（男性为41.6%，女性为30.2%）。41.1%的学生报告目前使用烟草（任何产品）。男生中的流行率（46.3%）高于女生（31.6%）。基于学校区域，目前烟草使用者之间不存在显著差异。与私立学校相比，公立学校中烟草使用者的流行率更高。与从不使用者相比，烟草使用者报告父母和朋友使用烟草的情况更多。82.5%的人报告在商店购买过烟草产品，几乎没有人因年龄被拒。几乎每个人都报告在电视上看过很多香烟广告，而约一半的人报告在户外广告牌（45.7%）、报纸（65.3%）和社交活动（67.4%）等其他媒体上看过广告。
本研究表明，在钦奈市13至15岁的在校儿童（对应8至10年级）中，目前烟草使用率较高。
