@article{article_245632, title={The Prevalence of Tobacco and Alcohol Use in High School Students and the Affecting Factors}, journal={Anatolian Clinic the Journal of Medical Sciences}, volume={22}, pages={36–45}, year={2016}, DOI={10.21673/anadoluklin.245632}, author={Akkuş, Dilek and Karaca, Aysel and Şener, Dilek Konuk and Ankaralı, Handan}, keywords={alkol içimi,sigara kullanımı,lise öğrencileri}, abstract={<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"> <b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">Aim: </span> </b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">Tobacco and alcohol use among adolescents is an important issue that has
been frequently addressed in recent years. In this study we aimed to determine
the prevalence of tobacco and alcohol use among high school students and the
factors affecting the use of these substances. </span> </p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"> <b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">Materials and Methods: </span> </b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">This cross-sectional study was carried out with 1997
students from three different high schools in the 2015–2016 academic year. All
of the students who volunteered were included in the study that was designed by
cluster sampling method. The data were analyzed by mean, standard deviation,
number and frequencies, chi-square and multiple polytomous logistic regression analyses. </span> </p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"> <b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">Results: </span> </b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">The rate of the students who have smoked at least once in their lives
was found to be 35%, and the rate of those who were smoking almost every day
20.1%. These rates for alcohol use were 18.7% and 1.8%, respectively. It was found
that the rates of tobacco and alcohol use were statistically significantly
higher in students from industrial vocational high schools, male students, 12 <sup>th </sup>
grade students, students who perceived their academic success to be low, students
who had received a disciplinary punishment, and those who were frequently
absent from school, had gotten into trouble with the police, had friends using tobacco,
alcohol or another substance, or had undergone psychological treatment (p<0.001). </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"> <b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">Discussion and Conclusion: </span> </b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">The rates of tobacco and alcohol use among the
students were found to be similar to those reported in studies previously performed
in Turkey and other countries. Based on these results, we suggest that preventive/protective
interventions be planned at schools by taking into consideration the
individual, familial, and school characteristics of pre-high school students.  </span> </p> <p> </p>}, number={1}, publisher={Hayat Sağlık ve Sosyal Hizmetler Vakfı}