Omokhodion F O, Faseru B O
Department of Community Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
West Afr J Med. 2007 Jul-Sep;26(3):206-9. doi: 10.4314/wajm.v26i3.28310.
Cigarette smoking among youths is increasingly a public health concern.
This study sought to determine the prevalence of smoking among secondary school students and to assess their perception of smoking and cigarette advertisement.
A cross sectional study was conducted among 1,223 senior secondary school students in Ibadan, Southwest Nigeria.
The prevalence of smoking among this population was 41 (3.4%) with 115 (9.4%) reporting that they had ever smoked. Mean age of smoking initiation was 14.2 years. Smoking was greater among males than females and in higher secondary school classes. Only 700 (57%) of students knew that smoking was harmful to their health and 477 (39%) reported that they had been taught about the harmful effects of smoking in the school teaching programme. Twenty-six percent of students had an item with a cigarette brand name on it and 19% had been offered a free cigarette by a cigarette representative. One hundred and twenty-two (10%) of the students indicated that they will smoke when they leave school.
Although the prevalence of smoking among students was low, exposure to cigarette advertisements may encourage them to smoke.
青少年吸烟问题日益成为公共卫生关注的焦点。
本研究旨在确定中学生的吸烟率，并评估他们对吸烟及香烟广告的认知。
在尼日利亚西南部伊巴丹的1223名高中生中开展了一项横断面研究。
该人群的吸烟率为41人（3.4%），有115人（9.4%）报告称他们曾经吸过烟。开始吸烟的平均年龄为14.2岁。男性吸烟率高于女性，且高中高年级班级的吸烟率更高。只有700名（57%）学生知道吸烟有害健康，477名（39%）学生报告称学校教学计划中曾讲授过吸烟的有害影响。26%的学生拥有带有香烟品牌名称的物品，19%的学生曾收到香烟代表赠送的免费香烟。122名（10%）学生表示他们毕业后会吸烟。
尽管学生中的吸烟率较低，但接触香烟广告可能会促使他们吸烟。
