Smoking prevalence of elementary school students in Manisa; [Manisa ili ilköğretim öğrencilerinde sigara içme prevalansı]

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dc.contributor.authorAlkaç Ç.
dc.contributor.authorÇelik P.
dc.contributor.authorÖzyurt B.C.
dc.contributor.authorCoşkun A.Ş.
dc.contributor.authorAlpaydın A.Ö.
dc.contributor.authorGöktalay T.
dc.contributor.authorDemet M.
dc.contributor.authorYorgancıoğlu A.A.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T08:10:09Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T08:10:09Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: In this study it is aimed to evaluate the prevalence of smoking, factors affecting smoking status, and the attitudes of the elementary school students towards the smoking prohibition law which was approved in July 2009, in city. Materials and Methods: The universe of this descriptive study was 6 th -7 th -8 th class, 8236 urban and 4937 semi-urban, total 13.173 elementary schools students in city center. Study population was determined on the basis of a previous study in which the smoking trial prevalence was found 17.5%, 831 students in 6 urban 3 semi-urban, total 9 schools were chosen randomly. A questionnaire was prepared investigating smoking status, the effects of smoking and family history. Among the 9 chosen schools, the questionnaire was applied to 615 students. SPSS 14.0 statistical package was used. Results: Forty-seven percentages of the students were female. Prevalence of smoking trial was found 23.5% (16% in urban, 35% in semi-urban schools) while the prevalence of smoking was 7.1% (1.7% in urban, 15.7% in semi-urban schools). Mean age of first smoking trial was 10.04 ± 2.3. The smoking prohibition law was supported by 86.6% of the students, the warnings on the cigarette package was thought to be effective by 43.3% students and 35.2% of the students were exposed to passive smoke. Male gender, social status, education level of the family, smoker family member or close friends were found to be important risk factors for smoking prevalence of the students. Conclusion: The early onset of smoking should guide the smoking struggle be concentrated in elementary school especially in semi-urban areas where the smoking prevalence is high. © 2018, Ankara University. All rights reserved.
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.5578/tt.67106
dc.identifier.issn04941373
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/15098
dc.language.isoTurkish
dc.publisherAnkara University
dc.rightsAll Open Access; Bronze Open Access
dc.subjectAdolescent
dc.subjectAdolescent Behavior
dc.subjectCross-Sectional Studies
dc.subjectFamily
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHealth Behavior
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectLogistic Models
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectPrevalence
dc.subjectSchools
dc.subjectSmoking
dc.subjectStudents
dc.subjectSurveys and Questionnaires
dc.subjectTurkey
dc.subjectUrban Population
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectchild
dc.subjectcontrolled study
dc.subjectcosmos
dc.subjectdisease course
dc.subjectelementary student
dc.subjectfamily history
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjectfriend
dc.subjectgender
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectmajor clinical study
dc.subjectmale
dc.subjectpassive smoking
dc.subjectprevalence
dc.subjectquestionnaire
dc.subjectrisk factor
dc.subjectschool child
dc.subjectsmoking ban
dc.subjectsocial status
dc.subjecturban area
dc.subjectadolescent
dc.subjectadolescent behavior
dc.subjectcross-sectional study
dc.subjectepidemiology
dc.subjectfamily
dc.subjecthealth behavior
dc.subjectprevalence
dc.subjectpsychology
dc.subjectschool
dc.subjectsmoking
dc.subjectstatistical model
dc.subjectstatistics and numerical data
dc.subjectstudent
dc.subjectturkey (bird)
dc.subjecturban population
dc.titleSmoking prevalence of elementary school students in Manisa; [Manisa ili ilköğretim öğrencilerinde sigara içme prevalansı]
dc.typeArticle

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