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| rdf:type | |
| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
10
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1997-1-16
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| pubmed:abstractText |
The purpose of this survey is to study the prevalence and motivating factors of smoking among 1,372 students at a rural middle school in Taiwan. The prevalence of smokers for total, male, and female students is 5.7, 11.5, and 0.4%, respectively. Prevalence increased with age and grade among males, but no significant differences were found among females. Prevalence was higher among students from nuclear families than those from extended families (OR = 2.8, 95% C.I. 1.4-5.5). Prevalence was also higher among students from families with very strict parental control or very little parental control (OR = 4.25, 95% C.I. 2.24-8.08). The majority (70-80%) began smoking during primary school. Smokers who had attempted abstinence in the past had a better understanding of the hazards of smoking and smoked less frequently and with lower average consumption (P < .05). For 60% of the students the first source of cigarettes was friends or classmates; only 22% bought them. Health education increased understanding of the hazards of smoking (OR = 2.2, 95% C.I. 1.10-4.45). In conclusion, the primary factors that affect adolescent smoking are age, family structure, abstinence experience, strictness of upbringing, family influence, peer pressure, and health education.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Aug
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| pubmed:issn |
1082-6084
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
31
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
1447-58
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:8879084-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:8879084-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:8879084-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:8879084-Incidence,
pubmed-meshheading:8879084-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:8879084-Motivation,
pubmed-meshheading:8879084-Prevalence,
pubmed-meshheading:8879084-Rural Population,
pubmed-meshheading:8879084-Schools,
pubmed-meshheading:8879084-Sex Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:8879084-Smoking,
pubmed-meshheading:8879084-Students,
pubmed-meshheading:8879084-Taiwan
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| pubmed:year |
1996
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
The prevalence and motivating factors of adolescent smoking at a rural middle school in Taiwan.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
A-Lein Community Health Center, Kaoshiung County, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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