Smoking Initiation in Primary School Students in Southeast of Turkey: the Roles of Sociodemographic Factors, Gender and Parental Characteristics

Abstract

Aim: The objective of this survey was to determine the socio-demographic and the parentalfeatures and the extent of active and passive smoking among primary school children inDiyarbakır Province in Southeast Anatolian Region of Turkey. Material and Methods: This survey is an epidemiological study with cross-sectional design.According to the layered random sampling method, 15 schools were visited and taking intoaccount the age and gender distribution a total number of 1124 students filled the questionnaire.The survey included questions about the parental and the socio-demographic features, the socialand economic status of the family, number of brothers and sisters, the housing and livingconditions, as well as the smoking status of students. Results: 1124 students, consisting of 630 boys (%56.0) and 494 girls (%44.0) had an averageage of 11.1±2.4 yr. A total of 771 (68.6%) students told that there were smoking family membersliving in their houses (p

Keywords

• primary schools,student,smoking habit,unhealthy shelter conditions

Güneydoğu Anadolu Bölgesinde İlköğretim Okullarında Okuyan Öğrencilerde Sigaraya Başlama: Sosyodemografik Faktörler, Cinsiyet ve Anne-Baba Özellikleri

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmada, Güneydoğu Anadolu Bölgesinde, Diyarbakır şehrindeki ilköğretimokullarında okuyan öğrencilerde, aktif ve pasif sigara içiciliği, sosyodemografik özellikler veanne-baba özelliklerinin belirlenmesi amaçlandı. Yöntem: Araştırma, kesitsel tipte epidemiyolojik bir çalışmadır. “Tabakalı rasgele örneklemeyöntemi” kullanılarak belirlenen 15 okula gidildi, yaş ve cinsiyet dikkate alınarak 1124 olgununanket formlarını doldurması sağlandı. Anket formu, anne – baba ve sosyodemografik özellikleri,ailenin ekonomik ve sosyal durumu, kardeş sayısı, konut-yaşam koşulları ve öğrencilerin sigaraiçiciliği ile ilgili sorular içermekteydi.Bulgular: Çalışmaya alınan 630 Erkek (%56.0), 494 Kız (%44.0) toplam 1124 öğrencinin yaşortalaması 11.1±2.4 yıl idi. 771 (%68.6) öğrenci evlerinde sigara içildiğini bildirdi (p

Keywords

• ilköğretim okulları,öğrenci,sigara içme alışkanlığı,sağlıksız ev içi koşullar

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