Prevalence and determinants of cigarette smoking among adolescents in Blantyre City, Malawi

Muula, Adamson S

doi:10.4314/thrb.v9i1.14292

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“…Our finding of higher smoking prevalence among men is consistent with previous studies in Ghana8 16 17 18 19 and elsewhere in Africa,8 20 21 22 23 while our overall adjusted estimates of current smoking prevalence, at 3.8%, and of ever smoking at 9.7%, indicate that the prevalence of smoking in Ghana is one of the lowest in Africa 8. Our data on self-reported age at uptake of smoking, combined with the lower rates of current smoking among younger than older age groups and the high proportion of ex-smokers in all age groups, suggest that population uptake has increased only slowly during the past 50 years or so, and therefore that Ghana has thus far avoided the marked increase in smoking prevalence that often accompanies economic development.…”

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Smoking uptake and prevalence in Ghana

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Background:Developing countries are at high risk of epidemic increases in tobacco smoking, but the extent of this problem is not clearly defined because few collect detailed smoking data. We have surveyed tobacco smoking in the Ashanti region of Ghana, a rapidly developing African country with a long-established tobacco industry.Methods:We took a random sample of 30 regional census enumeration areas, each comprising about 100 households, and a systematic sample of 20 households from each. These were visited, a complete listing of residents obtained and questionnaire interviews on current and past smoking, age at smoking uptake, sources of cigarettes and other variables carried out in all consenting residents aged 14 or over.Results:Of 7096 eligible individuals resident in the sampled households, 6258 (88%; median age 31 (range 14–105) years; 64% female) participated. The prevalence of self-reported current smoking (weighted for gender differences in response) was 3.8% (males 8.9%, females 0.3%) and of ever smoking 9.7% (males 22.0%, females 1.2%). Smoking was more common in older people, those of Traditionalist belief, those of low educational level, the unemployed and the less affluent. Smokers were more likely to drink alcohol and to have friends who smoke. About 10% of cigarettes were smuggled brands. About a third of smokers were highly or very highly dependent.Conclusions:Despite rapid economic growth and a sustained tobacco industry presence, smoking prevalence in Ghana is low, particularly among younger people. This suggests that progression of an epidemic increase in smoking has to date been avoided.

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“…In contrast, a Taiwanese study showed that the influence of the parents was stronger than that of friends, when parental tobacco habits were considered 14. In a study from Malawi, it was reported that having at least one parent smoker or a friend who was a smoker was strongly associated with increased tobacco use by the adolescent 15. In general, the influence of friends is considered the most important predictor of adolescent tobacco use compared to that of the parents 16.…”

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The role of parents, friends and teachers in adolescents' cigarette smoking and tombak dipping in Sudan

El-Amin¹,

Nwaru²,

Ginawi³

et al. 2010

Tob Control

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Tobacco use by parents, teachers and friends was associated with adolescents' tobacco habits. The influence of friends was the strongest. In developing programmes against adolescents' tobacco habits, there is need to target the influence of these 'significant others'. Sudan needs to develop and implement comprehensive anti-smoking and anti-tombak dipping legislation to reduce the growing prevalence of such habits.

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“…Previous surveys have been limited to specific geographic areas such Lilongwe and Blantyre (Muula, 2007;Mpabulungi & Muula, 2007). The overall prevalence of current cigarette smoking was 2.5%.…”

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“…Muula and Mpabulungi (2007) and Muula (2007) have reported the prevalence of current cigarette smoking among in-school adolescents at 6.2% in Lilongwe and 3.0% in Blantyre in Malawi using data obtained from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) of 2001. Before the 2005 Malawi GYTS, there was paucity of data on a national representative sample of adolescents in Malawi.…”

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Prevalence and correlates of cigarette smoking among adolescents in Malawi: results from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey 2005

Muula¹,

Siziya²,

Rudatsikira³

2008

Tanzania J Hlth Res

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The majority of adults who smoke cigarettes initiated the habit when they were adolescents or young adults. While rates of smoking and associated factors are known among 13-15 year olds in Malawi, correlates of cigarette smoking among adolescents in a national representative sample in Malawi have not been studied. We, therefore, carried out this study to estimate the prevalence of current smoking and determine its correlates in a nationally representative sample of in-school adolescents in Malawi. An analysis of the Malawi Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) 2005 was conducted. Using logistic regression analysis, we estimated the association between current cigarette smoking and potential explanatory variables. Overall, 2.5% of adolescents (3.2% among males, and 1.8% among females) were current cigarette smokers. Smoking among parents was 9.6% with no significant difference between males and females (10.3% versus 10.1%). Stronger associations with smoking were observed for friends smoking status (AOR=3.07, 95%CI 2.99, 3.16), receiving pocket money (AOR=3.06, 95%CI 2.98, 3.14), and perception that smoking increases body weight (AOR=2.98, 95%CI 2.81, 3.16). Students who thought that cigarette smoking is harmful to health were 56% (AOR=0.44, 95%CI 0.43, 0.45) less likely to smoke than students who thought otherwise. Despite being the world's second leading grower of tobacco, the prevalence of cigarette smoking among adolescent is lower than has been reported elsewhere. _________________________________________________________________________________________

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Prevalence and determinants of cigarette smoking among adolescents in Blantyre City, Malawi

Cited by 10 publications

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Smoking uptake and prevalence in Ghana

Smoking uptake and prevalence in Ghana

The role of parents, friends and teachers in adolescents' cigarette smoking and tombak dipping in Sudan

Prevalence and correlates of cigarette smoking among adolescents in Malawi: results from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey 2005

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