Peltzer Karl, Pengpid Supa
Department for Management of Science and Technology Development, Ton Duc Thang University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, South Africa.
ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Salaya, Phutthamonthon, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, Department of Research and Innovation, University of Limpopo, Polokwane, South Africa.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2017 Jul;67(7):1024-1029.
To investigate the prevalence and correlates of tobacco use among school-going adolescents.
This cross-sectional study consisted of a secondary analysis of existing cross-sectional survey data from the Global School-based Health Survey from Cambodia and Vietnam in 2013, and comprised schoolchildren. Data was analysed using Stata 13..
The study comprised 7,137 schoolchildren. The overall mean age was 15.5±1.4 years. Besides, 3,806(53.33%) were from Cambodia and 3,331(46.67%) from Vietnam. Overall, 279(5.1%) students reported currently using tobacco (smoking and/or smokeless), including 214(6.2%) boys and 65(1.6%) girls, and 127(3.6%) in Cambodia and 152(5.2%) in Vietnam. Current cigarette smoking was 239(4.5%) and smokeless tobacco use was 143(2.4%).
Tobacco use was found to be significantly high among schoolchildren in Cambodia and Vietnam.
调查在校青少年烟草使用情况及其相关因素。
本横断面研究对2013年柬埔寨和越南全球学校健康调查的现有横断面调查数据进行二次分析,研究对象为在校儿童。数据采用Stata 13进行分析。
该研究共纳入7137名在校儿童。总体平均年龄为15.5±1.4岁。此外,3806名(53.33%)来自柬埔寨,3331名(46.67%)来自越南。总体而言,279名(5.1%)学生报告目前使用烟草(吸烟和/或无烟烟草),其中包括214名(6.2%)男生和65名(1.6%)女生,柬埔寨有127名(3.6%),越南有152名(5.2%)。目前吸烟率为239名(4.5%),无烟烟草使用率为143名(2.4%)。
柬埔寨和越南在校儿童烟草使用率显著较高。