Prevalence and Determinants of Current Smoking and Intention to Smoke among Secondary School Students: A Cross-Sectional Survey among Han and Tujia Nationalities in China

Xu, Xianglong; Liu, Dengyuan; Sharma, Manoj; Zhao, Yong

doi:10.3390/ijerph14111323

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“…Twenty five percent (25%) students reported that since their friends smoked they took up smoking as part of their social interaction, 21% of smokers said that it was easy availability of cigarettes in market which encourage them to smoke, 12% respondents stated movies a reason of taking up cigarette smoking, only 4.5% stated parents and family a reason to start smoking, this value is much less than other studies, 7% students were stating advertisements a reason to smoke and 7% stated curiosity, these reasons were similar to previous studies with a slight difference in percentages (4,5,29,(36)(37)(38).…”

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confidence: 75%

“…Regardless of negative impacts substance is always used by youth, use of psycho active substance like tobacco products, alcohol beverages and marijuana have become major public health issues (2). Substance use in students is associated with many different factors like peer pressure, age, sex, personal pleasure, family substance abuse and poor academic achievement (3)(4)(5)(6).…”

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Association between Smoking and Academic Performance among Under-Graduate Students of Pakistan, A Cross-Sectional Study

Ullah¹,

Sikander²,

Abbasi³

et al. 2019

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BackgroundPrevalence of smoking is on the rise and its harmful effects on every organ of body are well known.Smoking is a growing concern due to adverse effects on health, its association with academic performance is not well studied. ObjectivesThis study aims to assess the prevalence of smoking among undergraduate students of age 18-24 years in a public sector university of Islamabad, association between smoking and academic performance and also to assess the reasons of smoking initiation among undergraduate students. MethodsThe study included 500 undergraduate students. A self-report structured questionnaire was used to assess smoking, dietary habits, physical activity, parent's smoking, friend's smoking, time spent on mobile and TV and academic performance for collection of data. Logistic regression was used for association between smoking and academic performance. ResultsResults of study show that 112/500 (22.4%) students were smokers among them 93/112 (34.6%) were males and 19/112 (8.2%) were females. The mean age of study participants was 21.50 years (SD: 1.72. Prevalence of smoking was higher in students belonging to rural areas 23.5% to that of urban areas 21.9%. Three major reasons of smoking initiation; 25% students stated peers and friends, 21% stated easy availability while 14% said it was fun and enjoyment they started smoking. High academic performance was found to be inversely proportional to student's smoking; at p-value 0.000 smokers had 2.5 (1.77, 3.74) odds of lower academic performance, boys having 2.17 (1.56, 3.03) odds of lower academic performance in last semester exams. ConclusionFindings highlighted extensive cigarette smoking among undergraduate students of Islamabad.Smoking is significantly and negatively associated with academic performance.

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Association between Smoking and Academic Performance among Under-Graduate Students of Pakistan, A Cross-Sectional Study

Ullah¹,

Sikander²,

Abbasi³

et al. 2019

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“…Once adolescents start to smoke, they are at high risk of becoming regular smokers. In addition, the earlier one begins to smoke, the higher the risk of addiction later in life [3]. School personnel have been considered an important factor associated with student smoking behaviors [4].…”

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Conventional Cigarette and E-Cigarette Smoking among School Personnel in Shanghai, China: Prevalence and Determinants

Zhu

Shi

et al. 2019

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Smoking cigarettes and e-cigarettes is widely popular among Chinese students. Considering that school personnel are considered role models in the student community, we investigated the prevalence and determinants of such behavior among high school personnel in China so as to provide references for future related intervention measures. We used a stratified cluster sampling design on a total number of 3311 school employees recruited from 33 representative schools. Complex sampling analysis and logistic regressions were used for univariate and multivariate analyses. Among 3194 participants that met the study criteria, 7.4% were cigarette users, and 3.6% e-cigarette consumers. For conventional cigarette smokers, certain characteristics, such as being older and male, attaining less education, and having been exposed to secondhand smoke, were associated with heavier smoking. Nevertheless, e-cigarette users were predominantly male and of younger age. Those who understood the hazards of conventional cigarette smoking had less inclination to smoke but were at a higher risk of e-cigarette use. Our analysis suggests that it is necessary to target different populations for monitoring and controlling conventional cigarette smoking and e-cigarette use respectively among school personnel. In addition, China is in need of more relevant and strict anti-smoking regulations.

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“…Grades ranking in class was divided into four groups: the top 25%, 25-50%, 50-75% and the last 25%. 26 Questions on eating habits and dietary intake were adapted from the CDG 2016. 16 Ten questions of eating habits were set as follows:…”

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“…Questions on eating habits and dietary intake were adapted from the CDG 2016, 16 several previous studies provided references for the setting of sociodemographic characteristics and the options setting of questions in the questionnaire. 24, [26][27][28] The questionnaire was repeatedly revised through expert interviews and the pilot survey.…”

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<p>Dietary Behaviours Among Han, Tujia and Miao Primary School Students: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Chongqing, China</p>

Cai¹,

Xian²,

Xu³

et al. 2020

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Background and Purpose: Exploring the differences of children's dietary behaviours from different nationalities could provide a reference for targeted nutritional interventions. This study aims to assess the dietary behaviours among Han, Tujia and Miao primary school students and the differences among the ethnic groups. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional survey included 556 primary school students (249 Han, 76 Tujia and 231 Miao students) aged 6-13 years from the representative minority areas of Chongqing, China. Data were collected with a self-administered or one-on-one interview-based questionnaire encompassing questions on sociodemographics, eating habits and dietary intake. Eating habits and dietary intake were categorized into health-protective and health-risk dietary behaviours. χ 2 tests were conducted to examine the differences in eating habits and dietary intake among the three ethnic groups. Forward stepwise logistic regression models were performed to check the factors affecting dietary intake. Results: Fewer than half of the students had health-protective dietary behaviours in terms of rice, fruit, fish, eggs and milk intake. Compared with Han students, Tujia students were more likely to meet the recommended intake of vegetables (OR = 2.13, 95% CI [1.22-3.69]), less likely to meet the recommended intake of meat (OR = 0.58, 95% CI [0.35-0.94]) and fish (OR = 0.55, 95% CI [0.32-0.94]); Miao students were more likely to meet the recommended intake of vegetables (OR = 1.73, 95% CI [1.20-2.51]), fruits (OR = 1.62, 95% CI [1.16-2.28]) and water (OR = 1.59, 95% CI [1.12-2.26]) than those of Han students. Conclusion: The low proportion of health-protective dietary behaviours among primary school students from Han, Tujia and Miao ethnicities was found in this study. There were differences in dietary behaviours among the three ethnic groups. This study could provide a reference for implementing national dietary guidelines in consideration of socioeconomic status, ways of preparing and consuming foods, traditional foods and customs of different ethnic groups.

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Prevalence and Determinants of Current Smoking and Intention to Smoke among Secondary School Students: A Cross-Sectional Survey among Han and Tujia Nationalities in China

Cited by 8 publications

References 31 publications

Association between Smoking and Academic Performance among Under-Graduate Students of Pakistan, A Cross-Sectional Study

Association between Smoking and Academic Performance among Under-Graduate Students of Pakistan, A Cross-Sectional Study

Conventional Cigarette and E-Cigarette Smoking among School Personnel in Shanghai, China: Prevalence and Determinants

<p>Dietary Behaviours Among Han, Tujia and Miao Primary School Students: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Chongqing, China</p>

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