Cigarette use frequency and the affecting factors in primary and high school students in Diyarbakir

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dc.contributor.authorPalanci, Yilmaz
dc.contributor.authorSaka, Gunay
dc.contributor.authorTanrikulu, Abdullah Cetin
dc.contributor.authorAcemoglu, Hamit
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T17:47:55Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T17:47:55Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractCigarette, alcohol and substance use is a worldwide threat which especially affects young people and a preventable public health problem. Aim of the study is to investigate the prevalence of substance use and the factors affecting this prevalence among the students of primary and high school students in Diyarbakir. 62% of the students were males, and 38% were females. The age range was from 11 to 20 and the mean age was 15.2 + 2.0. The smoking prevalence was a total of 14.8% (6.0% in females and 20.2% in males), 5.8% in primary school students, 23.7% in high school students. The mean first-smoking age was found as 12.6 + 2.3 years. Smoking were more common among male students than girls. Close friends and teachers were source of imitation to smoke cigarettes. Other associated factors were age, buying cigarettes from the corner shops for parents, usage of other addictive substances. Cigarette use among students attending to schools in Diyarbakir is significant health problem and preventive interventions should be employed without delay. Interventions which will be implemented in this context not only should comprise the young, but also the all society. Families, teachers and primary school students are the groups which are of priority for intervention. The law about cigarette smoking should be fully enforced.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage144en_US
dc.identifier.issn0494-1373
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.pmid19714504
dc.identifier.startpage136en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/22806
dc.identifier.volume57en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000421256900002
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTurkish Assoc Tuberculosis & Thoraxen_US
dc.relation.ispartofTuberkuloz Ve Torak-Tuberculosis and Thorax
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectSmokingen_US
dc.subjectPrimary Schoolen_US
dc.subjectHigh Schoolen_US
dc.subjectStudentsen_US
dc.subjectRisk Factorsen_US
dc.titleCigarette use frequency and the affecting factors in primary and high school students in Diyarbakiren_US
dc.titleCigarette use frequency and the affecting factors in primary and high school students in Diyarbakir
dc.typeArticleen_US

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