title: First cigarette smoking experience among secondary-school students in Aden, Republic of Yemen.
abstract: The objectives of this study were first to estimate the prevalence of cigarette smoking among secondary-school students and then to identify and analyse the demographic, social and cultural risk factors associated with the first cigarette smoking experience. A sample comprising 1000 students was selected randomly. Results showed that 19.6% of the total sample smoked; 15.5% among females and 21.9% among males. Family and/or friends appeared to influence the first cigarette experience and thus prevention strategies should involve not only the students themselves but the home, school and social environments also.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Aden University, Republic of Yemen.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Bawazeer
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Hattab
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Morales
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D015006:Yemen / Q000453:epidemiology