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Smoking among secondary-school boys in Bahrain: prevalence and risk factors / Al Haddad, N.;Hamadeh, R.R.

Tác giả : Al Haddad, N.;Hamadeh, R.R.

Năm xuất bản : 2003

Chủ đề : 1. Advertising. 2. Attitude to Health. 3. Case-Control Studies. 4. Cross-Sectional Studies. 5. Educational Status. 6. Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice. 7. Occupations. 8. Smoking.

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78-86 To determine the prevalence of smoking among male secondary school students in Bahrain and to identify their risk factors for smoking, we surveyed a random sample of students by questionnaire. The prevalence of smoking was 26.6%, 25.5% and 25.4% among first-year, second-year and third-year students respectively. Cigarettes [21.0%], water-pipes [13.0%] and cigars [1.6%] were popular. Smokers and non-smokers had similar socioeconomic profiles, but differed in degree of disapproval of smoking shown by close contacts and whether close contacts were smokers. The prevalence of smoking among male secondary-school students in Bahrain did not decline despite intense anti-smoking efforts in the last decade, perhaps indicating the effectiveness of tobacco advertising and promotions that target youth

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