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Background: Tendency to smoke is one of the most important social problems and harms. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and causes of smoking in high school students in Yazd province and to study some of the factors affecting it.
Methods: This was descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study with a statistical population of 455 high school students in Yazd who were selected by cluster-random sampling. Research data were collected using a researcher-made questionnaire.
Results: In this study, 34.7% of students had a history of smoking, and the age of the first experience of smoking was 15-20. 20.7% smoked cigarettes through others, and 14% smoked their first cigarette. 13.8% believed that the reason for smoking their first cigarette was imitation of others, and 8.8% believed in becoming more mature and beautiful. 15.8% of the students were currently smoking, of whom 9.7% was for hoby and occasionally, and 12.7% was through friends. 23.7% of students had a history of alcohol consumption. The most sources of information about smoking were family, cyberspace, and friends, respectively. 55.6% of students found smoking cessation difficult, and 89.2% of students believed that smoking was harmful. 62.4% did not believe that smoking was a risk factor for coronary heart disease, and 37.6% did not believe that smoking was a risk factor for coronary heart disease.
Conclusion: Due to the relatively high frequency of smoking (about one sixth) among high school students, educational programs should be done since adolescence, and because family, cyberspace, and friends were the most important source of information about smoking, so appropriate education can be very effective.
Methods: This was descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study with a statistical population of 455 high school students in Yazd who were selected by cluster-random sampling. Research data were collected using a researcher-made questionnaire.
Results: In this study, 34.7% of students had a history of smoking, and the age of the first experience of smoking was 15-20. 20.7% smoked cigarettes through others, and 14% smoked their first cigarette. 13.8% believed that the reason for smoking their first cigarette was imitation of others, and 8.8% believed in becoming more mature and beautiful. 15.8% of the students were currently smoking, of whom 9.7% was for hoby and occasionally, and 12.7% was through friends. 23.7% of students had a history of alcohol consumption. The most sources of information about smoking were family, cyberspace, and friends, respectively. 55.6% of students found smoking cessation difficult, and 89.2% of students believed that smoking was harmful. 62.4% did not believe that smoking was a risk factor for coronary heart disease, and 37.6% did not believe that smoking was a risk factor for coronary heart disease.
Conclusion: Due to the relatively high frequency of smoking (about one sixth) among high school students, educational programs should be done since adolescence, and because family, cyberspace, and friends were the most important source of information about smoking, so appropriate education can be very effective.
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