Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
East Mediterr Health J. 2009 Jul-Aug;15(4):983-92.
A cross-sectional questionnaire study of the correlates of ever-smoking among adolescents was made in Tabuk government schools in Saudi Arabia. Of 1505 students aged 12-19 years, 657 (43.7%) were ever-smokers (i.e. ever tried cigarette smoking, even 1 or 2 puffs); 65.0% of males and 23.1% of females. In logistic regression analysis significant predictors for ever-smoking were: male sex, belief that smoking helps people feel comfortable in social situations, owning something with a cigarette logo, having pocket money > or = 20 riyals/day, poor school performance and having friends or parents who smoked.
在沙特阿拉伯塔布克政府学校进行了一项横断面问卷调查研究，调查了青少年吸烟的相关因素。在 1505 名 12-19 岁的学生中，有 657 名（43.7%）曾吸烟（即曾尝试过吸烟，即使只吸了一、两口）；男生占 65.0%，女生占 23.1%。在逻辑回归分析中，曾吸烟的显著预测因素有：男性、认为吸烟有助于人们在社交场合感到舒适、拥有带有香烟标志的物品、每天零花钱>或=20 里亚尔、学习成绩差以及有吸烟的朋友或父母。
