Heras Panagiotis, Kritikos Konstantinos, Hatzopoulos Antonios, Kritikos Nikolaos, Mitsibounas Dimitrios
Department of Internal Medicine, General Hospital of Cos, Cos, Greece.
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2008;34(2):219-24. doi: 10.1080/00952990701877151.
There are no recent data on smoking habits of high-school students in Greece. The primary objective of the study was to determine these epidemiological factors.
The smoking habits of 927 high-school students (471 boys and 456 girls), aged between 15-18 years, in four regions of a Greek area (the island of Cos), were examined. Study data were collected using a questionnaire.
It was found that 32.48% of boys and 27.19% of girls are smokers; 43.3% had started smoking before the age of 14. The mean age for starting smoking was 14.4 +/- 1.9 years for the boys and 14.9 +/- 1.6 years for the girls. As many as 22.8% of the students smoke 6 to 10 cigarettes per day and 21.5% 16 to 20 cigarettes per day; 40.2% reported that they smoke out of spite. Students reported that their parents are aware that their offspring smoke in a proportion of 36.7%. Social standards and parental example were found to be the main determinants for starting smoking. The majority of the students (95.2%) stated that they are aware of the hazards associated with smoking.
Our findings highlight the need for smoking control interventions aimed at young people. Smoking is a major, yet preventable cause of morbidity and mortality. For these reasons, we view that adolescents should be targeted with a well-planned integrated anti-smoking policy and not just an initiative for raising awareness of smoking hazards.
目前尚无关于希腊高中生吸烟习惯的最新数据。本研究的主要目的是确定这些流行病学因素。
对希腊一个地区（科斯岛）四个区域的927名年龄在15至18岁之间的高中生（471名男生和456名女生）的吸烟习惯进行了调查。研究数据通过问卷调查收集。
发现32.48%的男生和27.19%的女生吸烟；43.3%的人在14岁之前就开始吸烟。男生开始吸烟的平均年龄为14.4±1.9岁，女生为14.9±1.6岁。多达22.8%的学生每天吸6至10支烟，21.5%的学生每天吸16至20支烟；40.2%的人表示他们吸烟是出于赌气。学生们报告说，他们的父母知晓其子女吸烟的比例为36.7%。社会标准和父母的榜样被发现是开始吸烟的主要决定因素。大多数学生（95.2%）表示他们知晓与吸烟相关的危害。
我们的研究结果凸显了针对年轻人开展吸烟控制干预措施的必要性。吸烟是发病和死亡的一个主要但可预防的原因。基于这些原因，我们认为应该针对青少年制定一项精心规划的综合反吸烟政策，而不仅仅是一项提高对吸烟危害认识 的倡议。
