title: Factors associated with adolescent cigarette smoking in Greece: results from a cross sectional study (GYTS Study).
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Data about the predictors of smoking among adolescents in Greece are sparse. We tried to identify factors associated with current cigarette smoking among in-school adolescents in Greece in the context of GYTS study.
  
  
  METHODS
  A secondary analysis of data from a questionnaire study using the Global Youth Tobacco Survey methodology was conducted to identify factors associated with smoking among adolescents in Greece. Data were collected in 2004-2005. The outcome variable was cigarette smoking within the past 30 days preceding the survey while independent variables included age, gender, parental educational status, parental smoking, perception of harmfulness of smoking, and the amount of pocket money at the adolescent's disposal.
  
  
  RESULTS
  6141 adolescents (51.5% males and 48.5% females) participated in the study. In multivariate analysis, cigarette smoking was associated with male gender (OR: 1.62; 95% CI: 1, 08-3.08), parental smoking (OR: 2.59; 95% CI: 1.45-5.89), and having pocket money > or = 16 Euros (OR: 2.64; 95% CI: 1.19-5.98).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Male gender, parental smoking, and having pocket-money > or = 16 Euros were independently associated with current smoking among Greek students. These findings could be taken into account in order to formulate a comprehensive anti-smoking strategy in Greece.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, School of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Greece. gsrachmed@yahoo.com
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rachiotis
authors.forename: Adamson S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Muula
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rudatsikira
authors.forename: Seter
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Siziya
authors.forename: Athina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kyrlesi
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gourgoulianis
authors.forename: Christos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hadjichristodoulou
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D015995:Prevalence; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
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