Trends in smoking among secondary school and high school students in Poland, 2009 and 2011

• Authors: Paulina Wojtyła-Buciora , Barbara Stawińska-Witoszyńska , Wiola Żukiewicz-Sobczak , Cezary Wojtyła , Piotr Biliński , Monika Urbaniak , Andrzej Wojtyła , Jerzy T. Marcinkowski , Małgorzata Wojciechowska

Abstracts

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Objectives To determine the age and the most common circumstances for smoking initiation along with smoking rates and to evaluate smoking trends for secondary and high school students in Poland during 2009 and 2011. Material and Methods In 2009, a pilot study was conducted in districts of Poland on high school students and their parents. For statistical analysis, correctly completed questionnaires from 999 students and 667 parents were qualified for use. After the pilot study, a nationwide study of secondary school students and their parents was also conducted in 2009. For statistical analysis, correctly completed questionnaires were used from 9360 students and 6951 from their parents. The research tool was a questionnaire developed by the Chief Sanitary Inspectorate. These studies were then compared to the nationwide research study from 2011. Questionnaires were obtained from a survey of 3548 students from secondary schools and 4423 of those from high schools. Results Smoking initiation usually begins at ages 12–15 years. Rates of secondary school student smoking at least once in their lifetime were about the same level in the surveyed years (2009 – 9%, 2011 – 11%), whereas rates of high school student smoking increased (2009 – 15%, 2011 – 24%). Moreover, 34% of secondary school student smoked less than once a week, whereas in 2009, only 8% of students had done so. For high school students, a 1/2 smoked every day; similar to 2009. Students usually smoked in parks, on streets or any other open space areas. Conclusions From analyzing the smoking trends over the survey period it can be concluded that the problem of smoking increases with respondent age. Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2017;30(5):763–773

Keywords

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health education; cigarette smoking; high school students; tobacco epidemiology; smoking initation; secondary school students

• Publisher: Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. dra Jerzego Nofera w Łodzi
• Journal: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 30
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 763-773

Dates

published

2017

Contributors

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Paulina Wojtyła-Buciora

• Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland (Department of Physiology)
• State Higher Vocational School in Kalisz, Kalisz, Poland (Faculty of Medicine)

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Barbara Stawińska-Witoszyńska

• Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland (Chair of Social Medicine, Department of Epidemiology)

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Wiola Żukiewicz-Sobczak

• Pope John Paul II State School of Higher Education in Biała Podlaska, Biała Podlaska, Poland (Department of Public Health)

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Cezary Wojtyła

• Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warszawa, Poland (I Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology)

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Piotr Biliński

• Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology in Warsaw, Warszawa, Poland (III Psychiatric Clinic)

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Monika Urbaniak

• Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland (Chair and Department of Facility Management Organizations in Health Care)

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Andrzej Wojtyła

• State Higher Vocational School in Kalisz, Kalisz, Poland (Faculty of Medicine)

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Jerzy T. Marcinkowski

• Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland (Chair of Social Medicine, Department of Hygiene)

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Małgorzata Wojciechowska

• Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland (Department of Mother and Child Health)

Identifiers

DOI

10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00741

Biblioteka Nauki

2161891