Tobacco use amongst out of school adolescents in a Local Government Area in Nigeria

Adebiyi, Akindele Olupelumi; Faseru, Babalola; Sangowawa, Adesola O; Owoaje, Eme T.

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“…This is similar to a survey done among Nigerian youth where 61% reported "trust in partner" as a reason for non-use of condom [8]. However, multiple sexual partnership, education, prior discussion on condom and one's perception of the contact of HIV infection at single sexual contact reportedly increase the proportion of those who use condom [9].…”

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Pattern, Types and Predictors of Contraception among Female In-School and Out-of-School Adolescents in Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria

Adogu¹,

Udigwe²,

Udigwe³

et al. 2014

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Introduction: The consequences of unsafe sex are suffered mostly by adolescent girls in Nigeria despite efforts to improve accessibility to the reproductive and sexual health of this group. This study elucidates the pattern of contraceptive use, the key socio-demographic factors, sexual beliefs and practices associated with its use amongst adolescent girls in Nnewi, Nigeria. Methods: It was a descriptive cross-sectional comparative study of in-school and out-of-school female adolescents. Data were collected using questionnaires and Focus Group Discussion (FGD), then analyzed by selecting socio-demographic and other variables to assess their interaction with contraceptive use and result compared between the two groups. Data were presented in tables and charts and multivariate and chi-square analyses were performed. Result: Higher proportion of sexually active out-of-school girls than their in-school counterparts had ever used contraception-used it in their first and last sexual exposures, while condom was the commonest contraceptive employed by both groups. Age (older adolescents; F = 0.041), belief in condom use (P = 0.05), willingness to get condom for partner (P = 0.001) and regular sexual practice (P = 0.003) were the most important predictors of contraceptive use among the sexually active adolescents. Generally, the out-of-school girls are more likely to use contraceptives than their in-school counterparts. Some misconceptions about pregnancy prevention and unscientific contraceptive methods were mentioned by the subjects during the FGD. Recommendation: Access to reproductive health services needs to be improved especially among the in-school female adolescents. There is need to incorporate the right * Corresponding author. P. Adogu et al. 34contraceptive information in the school curriculum, and the out-of-school adolescents should receive periodic dissemination of appropriate Behavior Change Communication (BCC) on the relevance of contraception.

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Pattern, Types and Predictors of Contraception among Female In-School and Out-of-School Adolescents in Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria

Adogu¹,

Udigwe²,

Udigwe³

et al. 2014

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“…Moreover larger percentage still smoke despite their level of knowledge of the harmful effects (Fawibe et al 2011, Yahaya et al 2010 for reasons like pleasure, addiction, stress and pressure as impetus (Fawibe et al 2011). In Nigeria, 84% of current smokers believed that tobacco is not harmful to health (Akindele et al 2010) and a separate study in the same country revealed that the proportion of those that ever smoked who could associate cigarette smoking with known health problems were generally low compared to those that never smoked (Osungbade et al 2008).…”

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“…Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death and disability in developed countries such as Canada, United Kingdom, and Australia, as well as the leading contributor to the socioeconomic disparities in health observed in these countries (Reid et al 2010, Reitzel et al 2010. Smoking is a behaviour that starts in adolescence for 90% of adults (Etter et al 2002) with an average age of onset ranging between 13-15 years (El-Mhamdi et al 2011, Fawibe et al 2011, Feryal et al 2009 and an overt male preponderance (El-Mhamdi et al 2011, Akindele et al 2010, Salawu et al 2010.…”

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Smoking Prevalence, Willingness to Quit and Factors Influencing Smoking Cessation among University Students in a Western Nigerian State

Babatunde¹,

Omowaye²,

Alawode³

et al. 2012

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Background: In order to increase the proportion of successful attempts to quit smoking, it is important to understand the characteristics of smokers who successfully quit smoking. This study seeks to find out the smoking prevalence, the level of willingness to quit and factors influencing smoking cessation among university students in a western Nigerian state. Methodology:This study was a descriptive cross-sectional study carried out among young adults in tertiary institutions. A sample size of 300 was determined using Fishers formula while multi stage sampling technique was used to select respondents. The questionnaire was semi-structured, pretested and self administered. Analysis was done using Epi-Info version 3.4.1. Frequency tables and cross-tabulations were generated with a statistical significance p-value pre-determined at less than 0.05. Results:The number of respondents that ever smoked was 66 (22% of the total number of respondents) out of which 25 (38%) have ceased smoking while 41 (62%) currently smoke. Those willing to quit out of the 41 that currently smoke are 16 (39%) while 25 (61.0%) were not willing to quit. Of the respondents that ever smoked, the main location of smoking was parties/clubs (50%), while friends (53%) were found to be the main influence to smoke. Willingness to quit smoking was expressed by 16 (39.0%) of current smokers. Among respondents that ever smoked, 55(83.3%) attempted to quit out of which 41(74.5%) did as a result of health problems. Factors that positively affected smoking cessation were older age group of 26-30 (100%), belief that smoking can lead to premature death (47.1%) and never being asked to quit smoking (68.4%) with statistically significant p values. Conclusion:Influence of friends and going to parties/clubs are major factors contributing to smoking habit. Diagnosis of health problems play a major role in attempts to quit smoking while belief that smoking can lead to premature death is a major factor influencing smoking cessation. Being asked to quit smoking without a good understanding of the attendant health hazards does not contribute positively to successful smoking cessation. Peer education in schools emphasizing knowledge of the health implications of smoking as well as early diagnosis of smoking related health problems will go a long way in encouraging smoking cessation.

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“…5 A study conducted in Nigeria 6 on tobacco use in school students has discovered that the use of tobacco among youth is greatly influenced by peer pressure. 6 In Indonesia the age of start smoking is getting younger and prevalence of smoking among children reached the alarming rate. 2 Out of 70 million children in Indonesia, 25.9 million (37%) of children smoke tobacco.…”

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Peer Pressure and Smoking Behavior in Elementary School Students

Subramaniam¹,

Istiqomah²,

Fadlyana³

2017

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Background:Adolescence is an important period in which many individuals are vulnerable to onset and progression of smoking. Peers are strongly associated with adolescent smoking initiation. This study is conducted to determine whether there is a relationship between peer pressure and smoking behavior in male elementary school students. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in October 2014. Respondents were male students from grade four and five from state elementary schools (SDN) in Jatinangor district who voluntarily followed the research procedure. The sampling method used in this study was two-stage cluster sampling. A validated questionnaire was provided after getting informed consent from the respondents. The data analysis was performed using chi-square test. Results: As much as 110 male subjects were included in the study. Data showed that 57 students (51.8%) which were more than half of the number of students ever smoked and 53 students never smoked. Out of 110 students, 69 students (62.7 %) experienced peer pressure and 41 students (37.3%) never experienced peer pressure. The result of chi-square test from the study showed that the p-value is 0.000. Conclusions: There is a relationship between peer pressure and smoking behavior in male elementary school students in Jatinangor district. [AMJ.2017;4(1):1-5]

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Tobacco use amongst out of school adolescents in a Local Government Area in Nigeria

Cited by 63 publications

References 8 publications

Pattern, Types and Predictors of Contraception among Female In-School and Out-of-School Adolescents in Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria

Pattern, Types and Predictors of Contraception among Female In-School and Out-of-School Adolescents in Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria

Smoking Prevalence, Willingness to Quit and Factors Influencing Smoking Cessation among University Students in a Western Nigerian State

Peer Pressure and Smoking Behavior in Elementary School Students

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