Tabagisme des élèves et étudiants âgés de 8 à 22 ans à Abidjan en 2002

Bogui, Pascal; Yessoh, M.; Tuo, Nadoclo; Ouattara, S.; Dah, C.; Kouamé, N.

doi:10.1016/s0761-8425(04)71410-2

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“…This study reveals that it was rare to smoke before age 12 and that the 12 to 16 age group remains more exposed to the high risk of smoking. The average age of initiation of smoking in this study is close to the results in Africa [18] [20] [25] and France [30] [31]. In the GYTS studies in Burkina Faso [16] and the DRC [5], the age of first experience of smoking was lower than ours and was around seven years.…”

Section: Characteristics Of Smoking Among the Minors Surveyed 421 Sociodemographic Profile: Age Sex Level Of Education And Smokingsupporting

confidence: 81%

“…Indeed, the fact of conducting such studies in schools would present a weakness in the conditions of low attendance at school: what we had avoided in our environment where the rate of illiteracy remains quite high. For Bogui et al [25] in school and student in Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire) from 8 to 22 years, the prevalence of smoking was less than 10% and increased with age.…”

Section: Frequency Of Smoking and General Characteristics Of The Respondentsmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…The main reasons for minors smoking have been appreciated by several authors and appear to be the same with small variations given the study methodology used [3] [13] [21] [25]. In descending order, the youth of Kabinda evoked the flu and/or cough, the pleasure of smoking, the desire to awaken one's Open Access Library Journal mind, the fight against the cold, the possibility of having the physical strength and the deliberate will to take drugs without any reason.…”

Section: Characteristics Of Smoking Among the Minors Surveyed 421 Sociodemographic Profile: Age Sex Level Of Education And Smokingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In sub-Saharan Africa, the prevalence of smoking ranged from 1.8% (Zambia) to 25.8% (Sierra Leone) in 2014, with male predominance, although in some countries, such as Rwanda, women smoked more than men [23] [24] [25].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Prevalence and Characteristics of Smoking among Children under Eighteen Years: About the Investigation in Kabinda’s Town, Lomami Province (Democratic Republic of Congo)

Jacques¹

2019

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Background: Smoking is a major public health issue, responsible of high morbidity and mortality. The proportion of tobacco use among teenagers and the early age of initiation to tobacco is a disturbing and unacceptable reality. The aim of this study is to evaluate the prevalence and the characteristics associated with smoking among minors from eight to seventeen years. Methods: We conducted a prospective and descriptive cross-sectional study over a two weeks period, from 18 to 31 May 2014 (Kabinda's town, DR. of Congo). Individuals were interviewed according to the study parameters. The data obtained were analyzed by the software Epi Info 7.1. Results: The smoking prevalence of minors in this study was 20.2% (304 out of 1506). The profile of the minor smoker was an individual: age of 12 to 17 years, mean age of 14.3 ± 1.5 years, male (37.8% vs. 0.8%), illiterate or secondary school, living in an incentive environment with low tobacco mobilization and growing pro-tobacco advertising. The age of the first smoking experience was between 10 and 17 years with a peak at 15 years and a mean age of 14.1 ± 1 year. The age between 13 to 17 years (p < 0.0001), male sex (p < 0.0001), and being illiterate or in secondary school (p < 0.000) were associated with the risk of smoking tobacco. Conclusion: It is absolutely necessary to take measures to force the pressure of the tobacco epidemic (factors and context for tobacco use) in children to avoid the harmful consequences of tobacco.

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Section: Characteristics Of Smoking Among the Minors Surveyed 421 Sociodemographic Profile: Age Sex Level Of Education And Smokingsupporting

confidence: 81%

Section: Frequency Of Smoking and General Characteristics Of The Respondentsmentioning

confidence: 97%

Section: Characteristics Of Smoking Among the Minors Surveyed 421 Sociodemographic Profile: Age Sex Level Of Education And Smokingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Prevalence and Characteristics of Smoking among Children under Eighteen Years: About the Investigation in Kabinda’s Town, Lomami Province (Democratic Republic of Congo)

Jacques¹

2019

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“…Cette étude révèle qu'il a été rare de fumer avant 12 ans et que la tranche de 12 à 16 ans reste plus exposée au grand risque de consommation de tabac. La moyenne d'âge d'initiation à la consommation du tabac dans cette d'étude est proche des résultats rencontrés en Afrique [18][20] [25] et en France [30][31]. Dans les études GYTS au Burkina Faso [16] et en RDC [5], l'âge de la première expérience de consommation de tabac a été inférieur au notre et se situait autour de sept ans.…”

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Prevalence Et Caracteristiques Du Tabagisme Parmi Les Enfants De Moins De Dix-Huit Ans a Kabinda, Rd. Congo

Patrice¹,

Héman²,

Jacques³

2021

Tanganyika J. Sc.

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Background: Smoking is a major public health issue, responsible of high morbidity and mortality. The proportion of tobacco use among teenagers and the early age of initiation to tobacco is a disturbing and unacceptable reality. This study aims to evaluate the prevalence and characteristics associated with smoking among minors aged eight to seventeen. Methods: We conducted a prospective and descriptive cross-sectional study over two weeks, from 18 to 31 May 2014 (Kabinda’s town, DR. Congo). Individuals were interviewed according to the study parameters. The data obtained were analyzed by the software Epi Info 7.1. Results: The smoking prevalence of minors in this study was 20.2% (304 out of 1,506). The profile of the minor smoker was an individual aged 12 to 17 years,the mean age of 14.3 ± 1.5 years, male (37.8% vs. 0.8%), illiterate or Secondary school, living in an incentive environment with low tobacco mobilization and growing pro-tobacco advertising. The age of the first smoking experie is was between 10 and 17 years with a peak at 15 years and a mean age of 14.1 ± 1 year. The age between 13 to 17 years (p<0.0001), male sex (p<0.0001), and being illiterate or in secondary school (p 0.000) were associated with the risk of smoking tobacco. Conclusion: It iy necessary to take measures to force the pressure of the tobacco epidemic (factors and context for tobacco use in children to avoid the harmful consequences of tobacco. Keywords: Children, Smoking, Tobacco, Kabinda, DRC

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