title: Association of Religious Commitment and Tobacco Use Among Muslim Adolescents.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between religious observance and tobacco use among a sample of Jordanian youth. Using multistage, random sampling, a cross-sectional survey of middle and high school students was conducted. Of the 950 Muslim students in the study, 32% were daily tobacco users and 72% prayed regularly. Frequency of praying was negatively associated with tobacco smoking. Religious observance was found to be strongly associated with tobacco smoking among Jordanian youth. Our results indicate that religion can be a culturally important tool in health professionals' efforts for tobacco control.
authors: Department of Community and Mental Health, Faculty of Nursing, Hashemite University, P.O. Box 150459, Zarqa, 13115, Jordan. sukaina-alzyoud@hu.edu.jo.
authors: Sukaina
authors: S
authors: Alzyoud
authors: Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 3030, Irbid, 22110, Jordan.
authors: Khalid A
authors: KA
authors: Kheirallah
authors: Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, USA.
authors: Kenneth D
authors: KD
authors: Ward
authors: Faculty of Nursing, Al al-Bayt University, Mafraq, Jordan.
authors: Noha M
authors: NM
authors: Al-Shdayfat
authors: Faculty of Arts, Hashemite University, P.O. Box 150459, Zarqa, 13115, Jordan.
authors: Abd Albaset
authors: AA
authors: Alzyoud
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007514:Islam / Q000523:psychology*; D007597:Jordan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D064424:Tobacco Use / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Adolescent; Jordan; Muslim; Religion; Smoking