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Prevalence and determinants of susceptibility to cigarette smoking among non-smoking senior secondary school students in Ilorin, North Central, Nigeria.

Authors: Babatunde Layi , Babatunde Oluwaseyi , Oladeji Susan , & ASHIPA Temitope

Publication Type: Journal article

Journal: International Journal Of Adolescent Medicine And Health.

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Background: Globally, efforts are being made to control tobacco use. However, adolescents who are susceptible
to cigarette smoking constitute a major challenge to control efforts. Defining the magnitude of susceptible adolescents
and associated factors in any setting is critical to the development of measures that will successfully
address this issue. This study estimated the prevalence and factors associated with susceptibility to cigarette
smoking among non smoking students in Ilorin, North Central Nigeria.
Methods: A cross sectional study involving 2000 secondary school students selected via multistage sampling
technique. Data was collected using a self administered questionnaire, while analysis was done using SPSS
16.0.
Results: Prevalence of susceptibility to cigarette smoking among non smoking respondents was 13.6% (14.5%
among males and 11.4% among females, respectively). Factors associated with susceptibility to cigarette smoking
were parental smoking habit [odds ratio (OR) = 4.43], having close friends who smoke (OR = 6.54), engagement
in vocational training (OR = 1.39), exposure to environmental tobacco smoke at home (OR = 1.61), knowledge
of harmful effects of tobacco (OR = 2.35) and perceptions of the effect of cigarette smoking such as enhancing
attractive among boys (OR = 2.03), and causing weight gain among boys (OR = 2.39) and among girls
(OR = 6.05).
Conclusion: The high prevalence of susceptibility to cigarette smoking among the non smoking students highlights
the potential for future increase in prevalence of cigarette smoking in the setting. Efforts at controlling
cigarette smoking will not be totally successful if susceptibility to cigarette smoking among adolescents is not
addressed.

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Babatunde,L. Babatunde,O. Oladeji,S. ASHIPA,T. . (2016). Prevalence and determinants of susceptibility to cigarette smoking among non-smoking senior secondary school students in Ilorin, North Central, Nigeria. , 10 (), 1-1.

Babatunde,L. Babatunde,O. Oladeji,S. ASHIPA,T. . "Prevalence and determinants of susceptibility to cigarette smoking among non-smoking senior secondary school students in Ilorin, North Central, Nigeria. " 10, no (), (2016): 1-1.

Babatunde,L. and Babatunde,O. and Oladeji,S. and ASHIPA,T. and . (2016). Prevalence and determinants of susceptibility to cigarette smoking among non-smoking senior secondary school students in Ilorin, North Central, Nigeria. , 10 (), pp1-1.

BabatundeL, BabatundeO, OladejiS, ASHIPAT, . Prevalence and determinants of susceptibility to cigarette smoking among non-smoking senior secondary school students in Ilorin, North Central, Nigeria. . 2016, 10 ():1-1.

Babatunde,Layi , Babatunde,Oluwaseyi , Oladeji,Susan , and ASHIPA,Temitope . "Prevalence and determinants of susceptibility to cigarette smoking among non-smoking senior secondary school students in Ilorin, North Central, Nigeria. ", 10 . (2016) : 1-1.

B.Layi B.Oluwaseyi O.Susan & A.Temitope , "Prevalence and determinants of susceptibility to cigarette smoking among non-smoking senior secondary school students in Ilorin, North Central, Nigeria. " vol.10, no., pp. 1-1, 2016.

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