Disparities in tobacco use by adolescents in southeast, Nigeria using Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) approach.

Autor: Itanyi IU; Department of Community Medicine, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria. ijeomaitanyi@gmail.com., Onwasigwe CN; Department of Community Medicine, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria.; Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Nigeria, Ituku-Ozalla Campus, Enugu, Nigeria., McIntosh S; Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA., Bruno T; School of Community Health Sciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA., Ossip D; Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA., Nwobi EA; Department of Community Medicine, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria.; Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Nigeria, Ituku-Ozalla Campus, Enugu, Nigeria., Onoka CA; Department of Community Medicine, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria.; Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Nigeria, Ituku-Ozalla Campus, Enugu, Nigeria., Ezeanolue EE; School of Community Health Sciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: BMC public health [BMC Public Health] 2018 Mar 06; Vol. 18 (1), pp. 317. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Mar 06.
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-018-5231-1
Abstrakt: Background: Tobacco use during adolescence is a substantial problem and adolescents are at higher risk of addiction and prolonged use. To reduce the burden of tobacco-related morbidity and mortality, monitoring of adolescent tobacco use is imperative. We aimed to determine the prevalence of tobacco use among adolescents in urban and rural secondary schools in Enugu State, southeast Nigeria.
Methods: A cross-sectional study of 4332 adolescents in 8th to 10th grades in 25 urban and 24 rural secondary schools in Enugu, Nigeria was done using Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) methodology. Students were asked about previous and current tobacco use, smoking cessation, and susceptibility to smoking initiation among non-smokers. Geographical, age and sex prevalence differences were examined. Analyses were performed for all adolescents (10-19 years) and for a subset of students, 13-15 years of age for comparison with previous GYTS surveys. All analyses were weighted to account for the complex survey design and for differential non-response at school, class and student levels.
Results: About 28.9% of students reported ever smoking cigarettes; 19.4% reported current tobacco use among all adolescents (13.3, 5.8 and 7.8% for cigarettes, other smoked tobacco, and smokeless tobacco, respectively) while 18.6% reported current tobacco use among 13-15 year olds (12.6, 5.2 and 7.5% for cigarettes, other smoked tobacco and smokeless tobacco respectively). Prevalence of all types of tobacco use was higher in rural schools (vs. urban schools), and among boys (vs. girls). Susceptibility to smoking initiation among non-smokers was 9.3% (95% CI: 8.1-10.7) among all adolescents, and 9% (95% CI: 7.6-10.7) among 13-15 year olds. About 88.1% of all adolescent smokers desired to quit and 57.9% of them had never received help to quit smoking.
Conclusions: Nearly one in every five school-going adolescents currently uses at least one type of tobacco in Enugu State, southeast Nigeria. Prevalence of tobacco use is higher in rural schools and among boys in this setting. Most adolescent current smokers desire to quit and need smoking cessation support.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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