[Prevalence of smoking among 741 High school students from Dakar. carbon monoxide measurement]

ABSTRACT

Background: Tobacco consumption is a net increase in our areas. In Senegal, as in other African countries, sponsorship of cultural and sporting events in schools promote tobacco use among schoolchildren. Our objective was to assess the prevalence of tobacco in the French School of Jean Mermoz of Dakar by a survey completed by a measurement of carbon monoxide [CO] in expired air