Use of tobacco in Kenya: sources of information, beliefs and attitudes toward tobacco control measures among primary school students.
The purpose of this study was to present preliminary data on sources of and exposure to pro- and anti-tobacco messages. A questionnaire was administered to 1130 Kenyan primary schoolchildren. Forty-seven percent had received risk information from broadcast media and 88% was exposed to tobacco advertisements. Nonsmokers held more favorable attitudes toward control policies and were less frequently exposed to pro-and anti-tobacco messages. Adolescents receive risk information mainly from the broadcast media. Advertising is an important risk factor of smoking status in this developing country.
Centre for International Health, Armauer Hansens Building, University of Bergen, Bergen N-5021, Norway. ann.nordrehaug@cih.uib.no
Anne N
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Astrøm
Ezra A
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Ogwell
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D000329:Advertising; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007630:Kenya / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008402:Mass Media; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012574:Schools; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D040241:Social Marketing; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D019460:Tobacco Industry