Tobacco smoking initiation among students in Samoa and health concerns

Autor: Shamal Shivneel Chand, H. Chen, Baljeet Singh
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
Předmět:
Male
Pulmonology
Samoa
Social Sciences
Smoking Prevention
Geographical Locations
Habits
Families
Medical Conditions
Sociology
Plant Products
Prevalence
Smoking Habits
Medicine and Health Sciences
Psychology
Public and Occupational Health
Young adult
Child
Children
media_common
Schools
Multidisciplinary
High prevalence
Agriculture
Smoking initiation
Medicine
Female
Research Article
Adult
Adolescent
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Substance-Related Disorders
media_common.quotation_subject
Science
Oceania
Parenting Behavior
Health impact
Mothers
World health
Education
Young Adult
Respiratory Disorders
Environmental health
Mental Health and Psychiatry
Tobacco
Tobacco Smoking
Humans
Students
Behavior
Biology and Life Sciences
Smoking Related Disorders
Agronomy
Friendship
Age Groups
People and Places
Survey data collection
Population Groupings
Crop Science
Zdroj: PLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 10, p e0258669 (2021)
PLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 10 (2021)
PLoS ONE
ISSN: 1932-6203
Popis: Background High prevalence of tobacco smoking among young students remains a serious health concern given the positive association between smoking and NCDs. More recently, some studies also noted young smokers were more likely to get infected with COVID-19 compared to non-smokers. This study aims to assess the factors that influence smoking uptake among young students in Samoa. Findings from this study will provide valuable insight to policymakers and health authorities on policies and strategies to combat smoking among youth in Samoa and the Pacific Island Countries (PICs). Methods The 2017 Global Youth Tobacco Survey data of Samoa, available from the World Health Organization is used in the analysis. We use the multinominal logistic model to investigate the effects of socio-economic and demographics factors on young students’ uptake of smoking in Samoa. Result The main findings of this study indicate that sex, age, friendship, parental smoking, family discussion, outside influence, pocket money, and mother’s education are important determinants of tobacco smoking initiation among youths in Samoa. Conclusion Our findings contribute towards the evidence of the imperative health impact of friends, parents, and public smoking on students in Samoa. This warrants strategies that are effective in discouraging parents from smoking and implement measures that prevent smoking in public places. Moreover, educational efforts, particularly those that encourage more discussion at home settings on the harmful effects of smoking are strongly recommended. Parents are strongly encouraged to regularly monitor children’s spending behaviour.
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