Prevalence and correlates of tobacco use among school-going adolescents in Madagascar
In: Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, Vol 5, Iss 3 (2019, 2019
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Approximately 90% of adults start smoking during adolescence, with limited studies conducted in low-and-middle-income countries where over 80% of global tobacco users reside. The study aims to estimate prevalence and identify predictors associated with adolescents’ tobacco use in Madagascar. We utilized tobacco-related information of 1184 school-going adolescents aged 13–15 years, representing a total of 296,111 youth from the 2008 Madagascar Global Youth Tobacco Survey to determine the prevalence of tobacco use. Gender-wise multivariable logistic regression models were conducted to identify key predictors. Approximately 19% (30.7% males; 10.2% females) of adolescents currently smoke cigarettes, and 7% (8.5% males and 5.8% females) currently use non-cigarette tobacco products. Regardless of sex, peer smoking behavior was significantly associated with increased tobacco use among adolescents. In addition, exposures to tobacco industry promotions, secondhand smoke (SHS) and anti-smoking media messages were associated with tobacco use. The strong gender gap in the use of non-cigarette tobacco products, and the role of peer smoking and industry promotions in adolescent females’ tobacco use should be of major advocacy and policy concern. A comprehensive tobacco control program integrating parental and peer education, creating social norms, and ban on promotions is necessary to reduce adolescents’ tobacco use.
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Prevalence and correlates of tobacco use among school-going adolescents in Madagascar
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Veeranki, Sreenivas P. ; Mamudu, Hadii M. ; John, Rijo M. ; Ahmed E.O. Ouma |
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Zeitschrift: | Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, Vol 5, Iss 3 (2019, 2019 |
Veröffentlichung: | Springer, 2019 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 2210-6006 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jegh.2014.12.005 |
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