Tobacco use among institutionalized adolescents in Turkey: Does social environment affect the risk?
International Journal of Public Health, cilt.54, sa.6, ss.379-389, 2009 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 54 Sayı: 6
- Basım Tarihi: 2009
- Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00038-009-0064-4
- Dergi Adı: International Journal of Public Health
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.379-389
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Tobacco use, Institutionalized adolescents, GYTS
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Objectives: The study aimed to estimate smoking prevalence and associated risk factors among Turkish adolescents residing in orphanages and to investigate whether ?institutionalization? (i.e., factors leading to institutionalization and/or those present in the institutional environment) makes adolescents more prone ?to try? and/or ?continue? smoking. Methods: An institution-based survey was conducted in all orphanages in Turkey and included 6,220 adolescents. Effects of institutionalization on smoking were further evaluated based on comparisons with external data obtained from an earlier survey of non-institutionalized Turkish students. Results: Of the participants: 57% had ever smoked cigarettes; 29.3% were current cigarette smokers; and exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) was above 80.0%. Compared to non-institutionalized adolescents, institutionalized adolescents seem to be more prone to start and continue smoking; have higher access to tobacco; know less about the health hazards of smoking; and have higher prevalence of addiction, especially among girls. Conclusions: Smoking prevalence among institutionalized adolescents is quite high; they have an environment favoring smoking and the gender gap in smoking rates is closing. An effective tobacco-control program based on evidence, tailored to the specific needs, and combined with a motivating environment is required to decrease tobacco consumption among institutionalized youngsters. © 2009 Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel/Switzerland.