Prevalence and determinants of smoking among students and staff of the Polydisciplinary Faculty of Taza, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Morocco

Autor: Fatima Lamchouri, Taoufik Akabli, Souad Senhaji, Hamid Toufik
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Scientific African, Vol 19, Iss , Pp e01589- (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2468-2276
DOI: 10.1016/j.sciaf.2023.e01589
Popis: Smoking remains a major public health concern and an alarming social phenomenon, particularly in developing countries and especially among the increasingly young population. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of smoking among students and staff at the Polydisciplinary Faculty of Taza, assess their attitudes towards tobacco, and examine the determinants of tobacco use. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among students and pedagogical, administrative, and technical staff (PATS), during three months in 2012 and two months in 2018. The participation rate was 59.6% in 2012 (105 out of 175), 60.2% in 2018 (106 out of 176) for PATS, 60.5% in 2012 (908 out of 1501), and 63.5% in 2018 (1139 out of 1794) for students. Prevalence in 2012 was higher than in 2018 (9.1% in 2012 versus 4.4% in 2018 for students and 17.1% in 2012 versus 8.5% in 2018 for PATS). Ex-smokers made up 4.4% of students in 2012 and 4.3% in 2018, while 6.7% in 2012 and 11.3% in 2018. Smoking was significantly higher (t-test) for males than for females in both periods and for both categories (P
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