Roble Abdurahman Kedir, Osman Mohamed Omar, Lathwal Om Parkash, Aden Abdirashid Abdi
Department of Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Science, Jigjiga University, Jigjiga, Ethiopia.
Department of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, Jigjiga University, Jigjiga, Ethiopia.
Subst Abuse Rehabil. 2021 Oct 13;12:73-80. doi: 10.2147/SAR.S331349. eCollection 2021.
Cigarette smoking is one of the leading causes of preventable morbidity and mortality globally, and it is accountable for many causes of premature deaths. Despite the negative consequences of cigarette smoking, studies to identify factors associated with cigarette smoking are scanty and little is known about this practice in the Somali region so far, so this study aimed to assess the prevalence of cigarette smoking and associated factors among adolescents in the Gode, eastern Ethiopia 2020.
A community-based cross-sectional study design was employed among 341 adolescents in the Godey administration of the Somali Region, Eastern Ethiopia from July to August 2020. A systematic sampling technique was used to select study participants. Data were collected using a pretested interviewer administered questionnaire. The collected data were entered with Epi-Data version 3.1 and exported to SPSS version 22 software for statistical analysis. Multivariable logistic regression analyses were done to identify the true effect of predictor variables on the outcome variable after controlling for possible confounders. Statistical significance was declared at a p-value < 0.05.
Over all, the prevalence of current cigarette smoking among adolescents was found to be 21.1% (95% CI: (16.7-25.5). Having smoker parents [AOR = 2.57, 95% CI: (1.32-5.02)], whose friends smoke cigarette [AOR = 4.78, 95% CI: (2.12-10.76)], and currently chewing [AOR = 6.01, 95% CI: (2.96-12.23)] were significantly associated predictors of current cigarette smoking in the final model of multivariable analysis.
The prevalence of cigarette smoking was relatively high in this study area. This study reported having smokers' parents, having smokers' friends and chewing khat were found to be independent predictors for cigarette smoking. Therefore, effective smoking prevention and intervention programs are required in this area.
吸烟是全球可预防发病和死亡的主要原因之一，它导致了许多过早死亡的原因。尽管吸烟有负面影响，但目前关于吸烟相关因素的研究较少，到目前为止，索马里地区对这种行为知之甚少，因此本研究旨在评估2020年埃塞俄比亚东部戈德地区青少年吸烟的患病率及相关因素。
2020年7月至8月，在埃塞俄比亚东部索马里地区戈德行政区的341名青少年中采用基于社区的横断面研究设计。采用系统抽样技术选择研究参与者。使用经过预测试的访谈问卷收集数据。收集到的数据用Epi-Data 3.1版本录入，并导出到SPSS 22版本软件进行统计分析。在控制可能的混杂因素后，进行多变量逻辑回归分析以确定预测变量对结果变量的真实影响。当p值<0.05时具有统计学意义。
总体而言，青少年当前吸烟的患病率为21.1%（95%CI：(16.7-25.5)）。父母吸烟[AOR = 2.57，95%CI：(1.32-5.02)]、朋友吸烟[AOR = 4.78，95%CI：(2.12-10.76)]以及当前咀嚼恰特草[AOR = 6.01，95%CI：(2.96-12.23)]在多变量分析的最终模型中是当前吸烟的显著相关预测因素。
本研究区域吸烟患病率相对较高。本研究报告称，父母吸烟、有吸烟的朋友和咀嚼恰特草是吸烟的独立预测因素。因此，该地区需要有效的吸烟预防和干预项目。
