Prevalence and Factors Influencing Youngsters' Smoking in Shkodra City
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 2
Abstract
A current issue is the use of smoking in school. The most successful method to fight the increase of this problem is action through education. The aim of the study was to provide for epidemiological data on the use of smoking in schools and determine factors influencing the spread of smoking in this part of the population. The study was conducted in Shkodra County and included 1,500 youngsters of ages 13-18 and 19-22 that were given an anonymous questionnaire. To analyze the data were used the Fisher test, t- student test and ANOVA test. 32,4% of the interviewees were smokers. Out of this percentage, 58,2% were male and 41,8% were female. Regarding age, 55,3% belong to 19-22 age group, while 44,7% belonged to 13-18 age group. Smoking is a concerning phenomenon among youngsters. The majority of smokers are male, but an increase of female smoking is observed.
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Miranda Osmani, Dritan Barbullushi
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