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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Correlates of cigarette smoking among university students in Cameroon
International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Volume 17, No. 2, Year 2013
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OBJECTIVE: To determine factors associated with smoking among university students in Cameroon. DESIGN: A cross-sectional survey was carried out using an anonymous self-administered questionnaire among a convenience sample of 3000 students from three universities (the Université des Montagnes, and the Universities of Douala and Yaounde 1) in Cameroon; 190 students (5.9%) did not consent to the survey. Socio-demographic characteristics and smoking trends were recorded. Logistic regression was used to identify risk factors for smoking. RESULTS: Of the students selected, 1862 (62%) were male. The mean age was 23.3 years. We found that 30.1% of students had tried smoking and that 5.6% (n = 168) reported regular smoking. Smoking prevalence among male and female students was respectively 9.5% and 1%. The mean age of smokers was 24.1 years. Only 12.5% of regular smokers were nicotine-dependent. Factors motivating smoking were pleasure, imitation, snobbery and curiosity. In the multivariate analysis, smoking was statistically associated with age, male sex, exposure to friends who smoke and living with smokers. CONCLUSION: Although the prevalence of smoking found in our study was low, effective tobacco control programmes targeting factors such as age, male sex and peer influence should be implemented in universities. Future studies are needed to evaluate the impact of these interventions. © 2013 The Union.
Authors & Co-Authors
Mbatchou-Ngahane, Bertrand Hugo
Cameroon, Douala
Douala General Hospital
Luma, Henry Namme
Cameroon, Douala
Douala General Hospital
Mapoure-Njankouo, Yacouba
Cameroon, Douala
Douala General Hospital
Fotso, Z. M.
Cameroon, Bangangté
Université Des Montagnes
Afane-Ze, Emmanuel
Cameroon, Yaounde
Université de Yaoundé I
Statistics
Citations: 29
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.5588/ijtld.12.0377
ISSN:
10273719
Research Areas
Substance Abuse
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Cameroon
Participants Gender
Male
Female