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dc.creatorSpyratos, D. G.en
dc.creatorPelagidou, D. T.en
dc.creatorChloros, D.en
dc.creatorHaidich, A. B.en
dc.creatorKaretsi, E.en
dc.creatorKoubaniou, C.en
dc.creatorKonstantopoulos, S.en
dc.creatorGourgoulianis, K.en
dc.creatorSichletidis, L. T.en
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-23T10:48:20Z
dc.date.available2015-11-23T10:48:20Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier10.1186/1747-597x-7-38
dc.identifier.issn1747-597X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11615/33304
dc.description.abstractBackground: The aim of the present study was to investigate epidemiological data about cigarette smoking in relation with risk and preventive factors among Greek adolescents. Methods: We randomly selected 10% of the whole number of schools in Northern Greece (133 schools, 18,904 participants were included). Two anonymous questionnaires (smoker's and non-smoker's) were both distributed to all students so they selected and filled in only one. A parental signed informed consent was obtained using an informative leaflet about adolescent smoking. Results: The main findings of the study were: a) 14.2% of the adolescents (mean age+/-SD: 15.3+/-1.7 years) reported regular smoking (24.1% in the age group 16-18 years), b) 84.2% of the current smokers reported daily use, c) students who live in urban and semirural areas smoke more frequently than those in rural areas, d) students in technically oriented schools smoke twice as frequent compared to those in general education, e) risk factors for smoking: male gender, low educational level of parents, friends who smoke (OR: 10.01, 95%CI: 8.53-11.74, p<0.001), frequent visits to internet cafes (OR:1.53, 95%CI: 1.35-1.74, p<0.001), parents, siblings (OR:2.24, 95%CI: 1.99-2.51, p<0.001) and favorite artist (OR:1.18, 95%CI: 1.04-1.33, p=0.009) who smoke, f) protective factors against smoking: participation in sports (OR:0.59, 95%CI: 0.53-0.67, p<0.001), watching television (OR:0.74, 95%CI 0.66-0.84, p<0.001) and influence by health warning messages on cigarette packets (OR:0.42, 95%CI: 0.37, 0.48, p<0.001). Conclusions: Even though prevalence of cigarette smoking is not too high among Greek adolescents, frequency of everyday cigarette use is alarming. We identified many social and lifestyle risk and preventive factors that should be incorporated in a national smoking prevention program among Greek adolescents.en
dc.source.uri<Go to ISI>://WOS:000311744900001
dc.subjectCIGARETTE-SMOKINGen
dc.subjectTOBACCO USEen
dc.subjectHIGH-SCHOOLen
dc.subjectEXPOSUREen
dc.subjectALCOHOLen
dc.subjectSMOKERSen
dc.subjectASSOCIATIONen
dc.subjectCOUNTRIESen
dc.subjectCESSATIONen
dc.subjectSTUDENTSen
dc.subjectSubstance Abuseen
dc.titleSmoking among adolescents in Northern Greece: a large cross-sectional study about risk and preventive factorsen
dc.typejournalArticleen


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