Assessment of the reasons of second hand smoking among the school going children.
Journal Title: National Journal of Research in Community Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 7
Abstract
Introduction-The effects of second hand smoking are adverse on the health of women and men exposed to it. According to the World Bank report, exposure to SHS causes as estimated 5% of the global burden of disease, which is slightly higher than the burden from direct use of tobacco (4%).Aims and Objectives- To assess the factors responsible for second hand smoking and frequency of second hand smoking/passive smoking among school going children. Materials and methodology– Type of study was prospective study and sample size was 340 out of which 100 qualified the study criteria. Students were taken from higher secondary schools at the catchment area of urban slums. All children in higher secondary division of the selected schools were included in the study. Participation in the study was voluntary. Data were entered and analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS).Results- A total of 340 students participated in this study. Out of which 100 were exposed to smoking (29.4%). Mean age of participants was 18.46±0.99 years. Among them, 4%said that they were inhaling the smoke from a family member for more than 10 years. In the study, 47%of the students revealed that they used to inhale smoke from a friend's cigarette. Conclusions-Late adolescent among higher secondary school students near urban slums in Bhopal district are exposed to second hand smoke in homes, outside and public places. This may be due to lack of awareness among students.
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Poorvi Shrivastava, Anshuman Sharma
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- EP ID EP528399
- DOI 10.26727/NJRCM.2018.7.4.317-319
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