Prevalence of and factors associated with smoking among students in Sousse, Tunisia.
Within the framework of the fight against tobacco among young people, we conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study in 2013 to estimate the prevalence of smoking and to identify associated factors among students in Sousse. A questionnaire was administered to a representative sample of 556 students in 5 academic institutions in Sousse randomly drawn. The age of the participants was between 17 and 35 years. The prevalence of tobacco consumption in the past 12 months was 22.1% and consumption during the past 3 months was 65.3%. The average age of starting smoking was 17 years. Smoking prevalence was significantly higher for males (P < 0.001) and those aged over 25 years (P = 0.002). Students from 2 of the institutions were using more tobacco than their colleagues in the other institutions (P = 0.027). The high prevalence of smoking found among the students means that prevention measures are essential; this requires increasing self-esteem and evaluating intervention programmes implemented before smoking the first cigarette.
Faculte de Medecine Ibn El Jazzar de Sousse, Sousse, Tunisie.
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Faculte de Medecine Ibn El Jazzar de Sousse, Sousse, Tunisie.
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Faculte de Medecine Ibn El Jazzar de Sousse, Sousse, Tunisie.
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Faculte de Medecine Ibn El Jazzar de Sousse, Sousse, Tunisie.
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Faculte de Medecine Ibn El Jazzar de Sousse, Sousse, Tunisie.
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Faculte de Medecine Ibn El Jazzar de Sousse, Sousse, Tunisie.
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Faculte de Medecine Ibn El Jazzar de Sousse, Sousse, Tunisie.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014416:Tunisia / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult