TY  - JOUR
T1  - Prevalence and Determinants of Cigarette Smoking among in School Adolescents in Sokoto Metropolis, North West Nigeria
AU - Raji, M.O. AU - Abubakar, I.S. AU - Oche, M.O. AU - Kaoje, A.U. 
JO  - International Journal of Tropical Medicine
VL  - 8
IS  - 3
SP  - 81
EP  - 86
PY  - 2013
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-3319
DO  - ijtmed.2013.81.86
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ijtmed.2013.81.86
KW  - Prevalence
KW  -determinants
KW  -cigarette smoking
KW  -adolescents
KW  -in school
AB  - Cigarette smoking remains a huge public health problem and 
  is still one of the leading preventable causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. 
  Individuals who are not smoking cigarette by the age of 20 are unlikely to become 
  smokers. This study aims to determine the prevalence and risk factors for cigarette 
  smoking among in school adolescents in Sokoto metropolis, North West Nigeria. 
  The study was a descriptive cross-sectional design carried out in February 2012. 
  A total of 228 respondents were recruited into the study from the secondary 
  schools in Sokoto metropolis using 2 stage sampling technique. A set of semi 
  structured questionnaire was used to obtain data from the respondents. Cigarette 
  smoking prevalence was 8.3%. Majority of respondents (57.9%) smoked 1 stick 
  of cigarette daily with 63.2% of respondents smoking cigarette for 1-10 days 
  in a month. Respondents were more likely to smoke if they buy cigarettes (p 
  = 0.000) had fathers (p = 0.036), brother (p = 0.016) and friend who smokes 
  (p = 0.002). This study found a low prevalence of cigarette smoking among respondents. 
  Buying cigarette and having friends who smoke were key determinants of cigarette 
  smoking behaviour among the respondents. Sustained health education program 
  should be implemented in secondary schools to reduce uptake of cigarette smoking 
  among adolescents.
ER  -