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Predictors of smoking among Ugandan adolescents between 2007 and 2011
Dissertation (MPH)--University of Pretoria, 2014.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/46149 Predictors of smoking among Ugandan adolescents between 2007 and 2011 Ayo-Yusuf, Olalekan Abdulwahab Ebusu, Paul UCTD Uganda Gender differences Predictors of smoking GYTS Smoking prevalence Adolescents Dissertation (MPH)--University of Pretoria, 2014. BACKGROUND: There are limited studies that have explored smoking predictors among Ugandan adolescents over time. This study investigated factors influencing smoking among Ugandan adolescents between 2007 and 2011. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study using secondary data from 2007 and 2011 Ugandan Global Youth Tobacco Surveys (n=7,505). Data analysis included chi-square and multivariate logistic regression. The level of statistical significance was set at p< 0.05. RESULTS: Of the participants, 49.9% (n=3,746) were smokers. Over time, there was a reduction in the prevalence of smoking among boys (10.8% vs. 6.1%; p=0.01), but not among girls (5.0% vs. 4.8%; p=0.48). After controlling for potential confounders, having both parents smoking (OR=7.52; 95%CI: 1.23-45.91), close friends smoking (OR= 6.59, 95%CI: 3.70-11.74) and exposure to second-hand smoke at home (OR= 3.69, 95%CI: 2.0-6.74) were associated with increased odds of smoking among all Ugandan adolescents. CONCLUSION: Given the observed gender differences in smoking trends, it is recommended that more attention be given to motivating adolescent girls not to take up smoking or, for those who have already started smoking, to quit. Furthermore, in addition to greater enforcement of the ban in public smoking, there is a need for public education to promote the voluntary adoption of smoke-free homes. tm2015 School of Health Systems and Public Health (SHSPH) MPH Unrestricted 2015-07-02T11:06:59Z 2015-07-02T11:06:59Z 2015/04/24 2014 Dissertation Ebusu, P 2014, Predictors of smoking among Ugandan adolescents between 2007 and 2011, MPH Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/46149> A2015 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/46149 en © 2015 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Uganda Gender differences Predictors of smoking GYTS Smoking prevalence Adolescents Predictors of smoking among Ugandan adolescents between 2007 and 2011 |
| title | Predictors of smoking among Ugandan adolescents between 2007 and 2011 |
| title_full | Predictors of smoking among Ugandan adolescents between 2007 and 2011 |
| title_fullStr | Predictors of smoking among Ugandan adolescents between 2007 and 2011 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Predictors of smoking among Ugandan adolescents between 2007 and 2011 |
| title_short | Predictors of smoking among Ugandan adolescents between 2007 and 2011 |
| title_sort | predictors of smoking among ugandan adolescents between 2007 and 2011 |
| topic | UCTD Uganda Gender differences Predictors of smoking GYTS Smoking prevalence Adolescents |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/46149 |