Tabaquismo escolar en el medio rural de Castilla-León. Actitudes de la población escolar

Barrueco, M.; Vicente, M.; López, I.; Gonsalves, T; Terrero, D.; García, J. García; Asensio, D.

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“…22 In a study conducted by Hospital Universitario of Spain, 13.7% of school children reported smoking while 68% of boys and 50.7% of girls had smoked at some time during their life. 3 Studies have found that students also start smoking at a very early age, as early as 12 to 13 years, with boys starting to smoke at a significantly younger age ( P <0.001) than girls. 3 , 17 , 20 , 22 Male students tend to smoke more than females.…”

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“… 3 Studies have found that students also start smoking at a very early age, as early as 12 to 13 years, with boys starting to smoke at a significantly younger age ( P <0.001) than girls. 3 , 17 , 20 , 22 Male students tend to smoke more than females. 17 …”

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“…A change of attitude toward smoking could thus be affected significantly. 3 , 31 , 32 Lectures and talks on smoking should be included in the curriculum of teachers’ training courses. 4 Among African-American students, those who received information on the effects of smoking on health from family and teacher had higher overall knowledge, attitude, and preventive efforts scores than students who received information from other sources.…”

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“…Cigarette smoking is considered the single most preventable cause of premature death in some industrial countries 1 , 2 and is the most important health problem among school-age children. 3 Smoking is a behavior that students will copy when observed in a model person, such as a school teacher. Close contacts, such as parents, siblings and friends, also affect children’s behaviors.…”

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“…School teachers can increase limited student knowledge of medical problems related to smoking if they have adequate knowledge of all areas related to these problems. 3 Since the 1980s, concerted efforts have been directed towards the control of smoking, including educational programs on the hazards of smoking. 10 Such school-directed programs are very effective in improving student knowledge, attitudes, and future avoidance of tobacco products.…”

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Bahraini school teacher knowledge of the effects of smoking

Alnasir

2004

Annals of Saudi Medicine

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BACKGROUNDTobacco smoking is one of the important health problems among school-age children. Wrong perceptions promoted by tobacco industry sponsorship increase smoking initiation amongst adolescents despite awareness of the risks involved. School teachers’ awareness of the hazards of smoking and school educational programs and curricula on control and prevention of diseases caused by smoking help in discouraging students from smoking. We assessed school teachers’ knowledge of the effects of smoking and attitudes towards smoking.METHODSOf the 152 schools in the Kingdom of Bahrain with a total of 3360 teachers, a random sample of 49 schools was selected. A questionnaire was distributed to all teachers working in these schools to collect information about their smoking habits and their knowledge of smoking-related health issues.RESULTSThe prevalence of smoking amongst Bahraini school teachers is low (7%). The majority of smokers were males (94%). Only 3.07% of the sample population were ex-smokers. In general the teachers had good knowledge of the effects of smoking on health, but some 9.5% had wrong concepts, believing that smoking does not have any harmful effect.CONCLUSIONSchool teachers are a main source of health information for students. Therefore, any anti-smoking campaign should involve continuous teacher training to increase their awareness of the hazards of smoking.

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