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| Year : 2012 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 122-129 |
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Predicting tobacco use among high school students by using the global youth tobacco survey in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Mohamed S Al Moamary1, Mohammed O Al Ghobain1, Sulieman N Al Shehri2, Ahmed Y Gasmelseed3, Mohamed S Al-Hajjaj4
1 College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2 School Health Department, Ministry of Education, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
3 King Abdullah International Center for Medical Research, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
4 College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Correspondence Address:
Mohamed S Al Moamary
College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, P.O. Box 84252, Riyadh 11671
Saudi Arabia
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/1817-1737.98843
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Objective: To identify the predictors that lead to cigarette smoking among high school students by utilizing the global youth tobacco survey in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among high school students (grades 10-12) in Riyadh, KSA, between April 24, 2010, and June 16, 2010.
Results: The response rate of the students was 92.17%. The percentage of high school students who had previously smoked cigarettes, even just 1-2 puffs, was 43.3% overall. This behavior was more common among male students (56.4%) than females (31.3%). The prevalence of students who reported that they are currently smoking at least one cigarette in the past 30 days was 19.5% (31.3% and 8.9% for males and females, respectively). "Ever smoked" status was associated with male gender (OR = 2.88, confidence interval [CI]: 2.28-3.63), parent smoking (OR = 1.70, CI: 1.25-2.30) or other member of the household smoking (OR = 2.11, CI: 1.59-2.81) who smoked, closest friends who smoked (OR = 8.17, CI: 5.56-12.00), and lack of refusal to sell cigarettes (OR = 5.68, CI: 2.09-15.48).
Conclusion: Several predictors of cigarette smoking among high school students were identified. |
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