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The Pattern of Cigarette Smoking Among Commercial Motorcyclists in a Semi-Urban Town in Nigeria

Authors: ABIODUN Olumide

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Smoking is the most important avoidable cause of premature morbidity and mortality in the world. The estimated annual death rate of 4.9 million people in 1999 is expected to rise to 10 million by the 2020s and 2030s, 7 million of which will occur in developing countries. The aim of the present study was to estimate the prevalence of smoking and assess its pattern among commercial motorcyclist in a semi-urban town in Nigeria. It was a cross-sectional study of 400 commercial motorcyclists selected by multi-stage random sampling technique with proportional allocation. Data were collected using an interviewer administered modified WHO Global Youth Tobacco Survey questionnaire. The prevalence of smoking among commercial motorcyclists in Sagamu was 44.3%. The mean age at which smoking started was 28.3Â±10.5 years, with a minimum of 15 years. The mean no of sticks of cigarette smoked per day is 6.2Â±3.0. Association between age, marital status, and smoking were significant P= 0.0000 and 0.0023, respectively). The most commonly perceived benefit of smoking was boldness (42.5%), followed by pleasure (35.5%). There is higher prevalence rate of smoking among commercial motorcyclists in Sagamu than the average population with most commencing smoking before the age of 25 years. It is recommended that a workplace based comprehensive health education program on smoking be carried out among commercial motorcyclists and that very strict tobacco control measures are enforced by regulatory agencies. The ages between 15 and 25 years are particularly important.

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ABIODUN,O. and . (0000). The Pattern of Cigarette Smoking Among Commercial Motorcyclists in a Semi-Urban Town in Nigeria, 0 (), pp0-0.

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ABIODUN,Olumide , . "The Pattern of Cigarette Smoking Among Commercial Motorcyclists in a Semi-Urban Town in Nigeria", 0 . (0000) : 0-0.

A.Olumide , "The Pattern of Cigarette Smoking Among Commercial Motorcyclists in a Semi-Urban Town in Nigeria" vol.0, no., pp. 0-0, 0000.

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