Bayat M, Pillay B J, Cassimjee M H
Practitioner in Private Practice, Danhauser, South Africa.
J Family Community Med. 1998 Jan;5(1):51-7.
The aim of the study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of cigarette smoking behavior (CSB) in a sample of Indian matriculation students.
All (N=325) Indian matriculation students, at high schools, in Northern Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa, were included in the study. A questionnaire was administered to assess knowledge, attitudes and practice of CSB.
The study showed a prevalence of 16.9%. Most smokers (98.2%) had commenced the practice after the age of 10 years. The most common reason given for CSB was experimentation (83.6%). Main influence was family members followed by teachers and advertisements. The association between smoking and lung cancer was well-known by smokers (90.7%). There was very little awareness of anti-smoking programmes or organizations. Alarmingly, there was little formal health education on the dangers of smoking in schools. The implications of these results are discussed and recommendations on decreasing CSB are made.
本研究旨在评估南非夸祖鲁-纳塔尔省北部高中的一批印度预科学生对吸烟行为的认知、态度及实践情况。
本研究纳入了南非夸祖鲁-纳塔尔省北部所有（N = 325）高中印度预科学生。通过问卷调查来评估他们对吸烟行为的认知、态度及实践情况。
研究显示吸烟率为16.9%。大多数吸烟者（98.2%）在10岁以后开始吸烟。吸烟最常见的原因是出于好奇（83.6%）。主要影响因素是家庭成员，其次是教师和广告。吸烟者对吸烟与肺癌之间的关联了解程度较高（90.7%）。对反吸烟项目或组织的知晓度很低。令人担忧的是，学校中几乎没有关于吸烟危害的正规健康教育。本文讨论了这些结果的影响，并就减少吸烟行为提出了建议。
