학술논문
Comparison of common predictors of current cigarette smoking among adolescents: Across South East Asian countries
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article
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Source
Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, Vol 17, Iss , Pp 101112- (2022)
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Language
English
ISSN
2213-3984
03083241
03083241
Abstract
Background: The Southeast Asian countries have about 600 million tobacco smokers within the global Burden of tobacco users. Nearly half of the male population and two in every five females in the South-East Asia Region (SEAR) consume tobacco. 19% (Bangladesh) to 55% (Timor-Leste) of 13–17-year old students tried their first cigarette before their 14th birthday. Aim: To assess common exposure variables of current cigarette smoking in SEAR countries among school-going adolescents and compare the prevalence and common predictors within SEAR region. Data: Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) data is used. Result: A total of 37903 school-going adolescents were included in this study from 10 SEAR countries. The overall prevalence of current cigarette smoking was found 13.1% in SEAR. The minimum prevalence is 1.5% in Sri Lanka (2015), and the maximum is 28.9% in Timor-Leste (2013). Adolescents whose close friends offered to smoke were 21.89 times more likely (AOR = 21.89; 95% CI: 19.60–24.49; P