Odeyemi K A, Osibogun A, Akinsete A O, Sadiq L
Department of Community Health, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria.
Niger Postgrad Med J. 2009 Mar;16(1):40-5.
This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of smoking among secondary school students and identify factors that influence smoking amongst them.
This descriptive and explorative study was conducted among 1,183 secondary school students, selected by multistage sampling from each of the 6 geopolitical zones in Nigeria. Data was collected by using interviewer administered structured questionnaires.
This study recorded a lifetime smoking prevalence of 26.4% and current smoking prevalence of 17.1% among secondary school students in Nigeria. Most (82%) of the students had seen warnings against smoking and most of them were aware that it is possible for cigarette smoking to damage body organs. Unfortunately, however, seeing such warnings had no significant effect on their decision to smoke or not. The students who smoke were introduced to smoking mainly by their friends (67.4 %), and the television (13.4%). Smoking habits of the respondents were influenced by parents' educational status (p<0.05), having friends who smoke (p<0.05) and living with a smoker (p<0.05).
Over a quarter of secondary school students had ever smoked. Peer pressure was the main reason cited by respondents for initiating smoking. It is suggested that our smoking prevention programmes be reviewed and appropriate health education and smoking cessation programmes be developed and implemented in order to prevent and control smoking among Nigerian students.
开展本研究以确定中学生吸烟的流行情况，并找出影响他们吸烟的因素。
本描述性和探索性研究在1183名中学生中进行，这些学生通过多阶段抽样从尼日利亚6个地缘政治区中的每个区选取。数据通过访谈员管理的结构化问卷收集。
本研究记录了尼日利亚中学生终生吸烟流行率为26.4%，当前吸烟流行率为17.1%。大多数（82%）学生看过反对吸烟的警告，并且他们中的大多数人都知道吸烟可能损害身体器官。然而，不幸的是，看到这些警告对他们是否吸烟的决定没有显著影响。吸烟的学生主要是由他们的朋友（67.4%）和电视（13.4%）引导开始吸烟的。受访者的吸烟习惯受到父母教育程度（p<0.05）、有吸烟的朋友（p<0.05）以及与吸烟者同住（p<0.05）的影响。
超过四分之一的中学生曾经吸烟。同伴压力是受访者提到的开始吸烟的主要原因。建议对我们的吸烟预防计划进行审查，并制定和实施适当的健康教育和戒烟计划，以预防和控制尼日利亚学生中的吸烟行为。
