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East Mediterr Health J ; 20(12): 765-73, 2015 Feb 02.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25664514

ABSTRACT

Tobacco smoking is an emerging problem among adolescents in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This study aimed to measure the prevalence of current tobacco use and its associated factors among school students in Dubai Emirate and to determine the impact of an intervention programme on knowledge and attitudes towards tobacco use. A school-based intervention programme was carried out among 2457 students aged 10-20 years and data were collected with a self-administered questionnaire. Of the students, 14.6% were tobacco users, mostly cigarettes (11.2%) and waterpipes (2.2%). The most common self-reported reasons for smoking were for the experience (29.4%), for stress relief (22.5%) and because their peers smoked (21.9%). Stepwise logistic regression analysis showed that the predictors of tobacco use were: male, higher age, UAE national, higher school level, government school, low knowledge about tobacco and family history of smoking. There were significant improvements in knowledge and attitudes scores after the health education intervention programme.


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Health Education , Smoking/epidemiology , Tobacco, Smokeless/statistics & numerical data , Adolescent , Child , Female , Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice , Health Promotion , Humans , Male , Smoking Prevention , Students , Surveys and Questionnaires , United Arab Emirates/epidemiology
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East. Mediterr. health j ; 20(12): 765-773, 2014.
Article in English | WHO IRIS | ID: who-255325

ABSTRACT

Tobacco smoking is an emerging problem among adolescents in the United Arab Emirates [UAE]. This study aimed to measure the prevalence of current tobacco use and its associated factors among school students in Dubai Emirate and to determine the impact of an intervention programme on knowledge and attitudes towards tobacco use. A school-based intervention programme was carried out among 2457 students aged 10-20 years and data were collected with a self-administered questionnaire. Of the students, 14.6% were tobacco users, mostly cigarettes [11.2%] and waterpipes [2.2%]. The most common self-reported reasons for smoking were for the experience [29.4%], for stress relief [22.5%] and because their peers smoked [21.9%]. Stepwise logistic regression analysis showed that the predictors of tobacco use were: male, higher age, UAE national, higher school level, government school, low knowledge about tobacco and family history of smoking. There were significant improvements in knowledge and attitudes scores after the health education intervention programme


Le tabagisme chez les adolescents aux Emirats arabes unis représente un problème récent.La présente étude visait à mesurer la prévalence actuelle du tabagisme et les facteurs associés chez des élèves dans l'Emirat de Dubaï. Elle avait également pour objectif de déterminer l'impact d'un programme d'interventions sur leurs connaissances et attitudes à l'égard du tabagisme. Un programme d'interventions a été mené en milieu scolaire auprès de 2457 élèves âgés de 10 à 20 ans. Les données ont été recueillies à l'aide d'un questionnaire auto-administré. Parmi les élèves interrogés, 14,6 % étaient des consommateurs de tabac,principalement de cigarettes [11,2 %] ou de pipes à eau [2,2 %]. Les raisons les plus fréquentes motivant la consommation de tabac étaient le fait d'expérimenter [29,4 %], l'atténuation du stress [22,5 %]et la consommation de tabac par les pairs [21,9 %]. L'analyse de régression logistique par étapes a démontré que les facteurs prédictifs du tabagisme étaient les suivants : être de sexe masculin, être plus âgé, avoir la nationalité émirienne,avoir un niveau scolaire plus élevé, fréquenter une école publique, avoir de faibles connaissances sur le tabac et venir d'une famille de fumeurs. Des améliorations notables ont été constatées dans les scores sur les connaissances et les attitudes après la mise en oeuvre du programme d'interventions d'éducation pour la santé


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Tobacco Use , Students , Schools , Smoking , Clinical Trial , Prevalence , Knowledge , Attitude , Surveys and Questionnaires
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