Smoking behavior and its influencing factors in a national-representative sample of Iranian adolescents: CASPIAN study

To determine the national prevalence of smoking among Iranian youths and its environmental influencing factors. This study was performed in 2003–2004 among 11,966 school students, ages11–18years, selected by multi-stage random cluster sampling from 20 provinces in Iran. The participants filled out s...

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Published in:Preventive medicine 2006-06, Vol.42 (6), p.423-426
Main Authors: Kelishadi, Roya, Ardalan, Gelayol, Gheiratmand, Riaz, Majdzadeh, Reza, Delavari, Alireza, Heshmat, Ramin, Reza Mokhtari, Mohammad, Mohammad Razaghi, Emran, Motaghian, Molouk, Ahangar-Nazari, Idin, Sadat Mahmood-Arabi, Minoo, Barekati, Hamed
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior - ethnology
Chi-Square Distribution
Child
Cigarette
Cluster Analysis
Developing Countries
Female
Humans
Iran - epidemiology
Logistic Models
Male
Prevalence
Prevention
Sampling Studies
Smoking
Smoking - epidemiology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Water pipe
Youth
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Summary:To determine the national prevalence of smoking among Iranian youths and its environmental influencing factors. This study was performed in 2003–2004 among 11,966 school students, ages11–18years, selected by multi-stage random cluster sampling from 20 provinces in Iran. The participants filled out self-administered anonymous questionnaires. The prevalence of self-reported cigarette smoking was 14.3%, with a higher prevalence in boys than in girls (18.5% vs. 10.1%, respectively, P 
ISSN:0091-7435
1096-0260
DOI:10.1016/j.ypmed.2006.03.001