PREVALENCE OF CIGARETTE SMOKING AMONG SOME SECONDARY AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ASSIUT CITY انتشار تدخيـن السجائر بيـن طلاب المدارس الثانوية العامة والمدارس الثانوية الفنية الصناعية فى مدينة أسيوط

doi:10.21608/auber.2003.150968

PREVALENCE OF CIGARETTE SMOKING AMONG SOME SECONDARY AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ASSIUT CITY انتشار تدخيـن السجائر بيـن طلاب المدارس الثانوية العامة والمدارس الثانوية الفنية الصناعية فى مدينة أسيوط

Document Type : Original Article

10.21608/auber.2003.150968

Abstract

ABSTRACT :

The objective of this work was to estimate the prevalence of cigarette smoking among teens, to analyze the attitudes and beliefs of such students regarding smoking and to study the impact of the socioeconomic standard on the development of such habit. The studied sample included students from a secondary school (n=1482) and a technical school (n=1694). An anonymous closed, self administered questionnaire was used for the collection of data. Data were expressed as mean+SD or number (percentage). The prevalence of smoking behavior among secondary school students (22.46%) was significantly less (P<0.05) compared to that among their technical school counterparts (43.91%). A significantly greater percentage (P<0.001) of fathers of technical school students were found to be illiterate (31.7%) as opposed to those of secondary school students and conversely, a significantly higher percentage of fathers of secondary school students have a university (18.9%) or higher (14.1%) education (P<0.05) compared to fathers of technical school students. The main source of the first cigarette for students in both groups was from friends reflecting the influence of close friends on the behavior of each other. The overall findings of the student’s knowledge about harmful effect of smoking indicates that a considerable percentage of students in both groups believe that smoking is harmful in certain ways. Surprisingly however, a considerable percentage of students in both groups have many wrong beliefs about smoking. In conclusion, in view of the data retrieved from the present work, it seems that both familial and cultural factors play a major role in the prevalence of smoking in this age group. Since the familial aspect is not really amenable to amendment, a lot of effort has to be directed towards changing the cultural ones in order to increase the awareness and change the beliefs of such students regarding a lot of bad habits, among them, smoking is one. This can be achieved via media-directed campaigns, anti smoking leagues, and school programs. The role of the school health nurse should be changed and extended to promote student’s health.
الهدف من هذه الدراسة هو تحديد معدلات انتشار تدخين السجائر بين المراهقين، ومن ثم التعرف على عاداتهم ومعتقداتهم تجاه التدخين، ودراسة تأثير المستوى الاجتماعى والاقتصادى على هذه العادات .
اشتملت عينة الدراسة على طلاب مدارس الثانوى العام وعددهم 1482 وطلاب مدارس الثانوى الفنى الصناعى وعددهم 1694، وقد استخدمت الباحثة المقابلة المغلقة، وقام الطلاب بملئ الاستمارة بأنفسهم فى سرية تامة، وبدون کتابة الأسماء.
وأظهرت الدراسة أن نسبة المدخنين من المدرسة الثانوية 22.46%، وکانت ذات دلالة إحصائية عند أقل منحدر 0.05 بالمقارنة بطلاب المدرسة الفنية الصناعية 43.91%، وکانت ذات دلالة إحصائية عند أقل من 0.01 .
کما أوضحت الدراسة أن المصدر الرئيسى لأول سيجارة قام بتدخينها طلاب المدرستين کان الأصدقاء وأن الأسرة والبيئة تلعبان دوراً مهماً فى زيادة معدلات التدخين فى هذه المجموعة العمرية .
کما أسفرت النتائج خطأ فى معلومات الطلاب حول مخاطر تأثير التدخين فى کلتا المجموعتين، وکذا المعتقدات الخاطئة حول تأثير تدخين السجائر على الصحة ، أظهرت النتائج أن تعليم الأباء له تأثير فعال 31.70% من آباء الطلاب المدخنين من المدرسة الصناعية أميين بالمقارنة 18.9% من آباء الطلاب المدخنين بالمدرسة الثانوى العام، وکانت النتائج ذات دلالة إحصائية عند منحدر 0.05 . وبناءً على ذلک لا ينبغى لاستراتيجيات الوقاية أن تشمل الطلاب وحدهم کذلک محيطهم المنزلى والمدرسى والاجتماعى .
ولممرضة الصحة المدرسية دور کبير وفعال وذلک عن طريق تطبيق برامج لمنع التدخين، وکذا الرقى بصحة طلاب المدارس .

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