Smoking Behavior and Risk Factors Associated with Smoking of Early Adolescents in Phayao Province, Thailand
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This cross-sectional survey study was conducted to investigate prevalence of smoking in adolescents, the relationship between personality factors and perceived environment and socialization, and factors predicting smoking behavior of early adolescents. The sample consisted of 392 Thai students studying in two secondary schools and two vocational education colleges located in Phayao province, Thailand. Data were collected using self-administered questionnaires. Descriptive statistics and Chi-square tests were used to analyze relationships between variables. Logistic regression was used to calculate odds ratios. The result found that the prevalence of smoking was 31.1%. The minimum age of early smoking initiation was 13 years. The smoking rates of male and female adolescents were 54.4 % and 13.2 %, respectively. The reasons for being a smoker were curiosity (43.4%), stress reduction (32.8%) and persuasion of friends (22.1%). The predicting factors for smoking behavior was sex. Male adolescents had a 3.78 times greater chance of smoking than females (OR= 3.78). The second most important factor was having parents or friends who smoked. They were 3.55 times more likely to be smokers, as compared to those having non-smoking parents nor friends. Moreover, having a positive attitude towards smoking and academic achievement were the other significant factors related to smoking behavior in adolescents.
The findings suggest that family and educational institutions play an important role to enhance positive attitudes among early adolescents and to become non-smoking role models for them. The educational institutes should have restricted policies and rules to prevent the students from smoking.
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บทความและรายงานวิจัยในวารสารพยาบาลกระทรวงสาธารณสุข เป็นความคิดเห็นของ ผู้เขียน มิใช่ของคณะผู้จัดทำ และมิใช่ความรับผิดชอบของสมาคมศิษย์เก่าพยาบาลกระทรวงสาธารณสุข ซึ่งสามารถนำไปอ้างอิงได้
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