›› 2012, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (7): 852-.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-8115.2012.07.007

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Analysis of tobacco experimentation and influential factors among middle school students of Pudong New District in Shanghai

QIAO Yun1,2, TAO Jing-jing1, CAI Yong1, ZHU Jing-fen1, LI Na1, HE Ya-ping1, LI Guo-hong1, MA Jin1   

  1. 1.School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200025, China；2.Pudong Institute for Health Development, Shanghai 201208, China
  • Online:2012-07-28 Published:2012-08-17
  • Supported by:

    Emory University Foundation, 1362-SJTU-S2；Shanghai Education Committee Foundation, 12ZS106；Foundation of the Ministry of Education, 12YJC840001

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Abstract:

Objective To investigate the current situation and influential factors of tobacco experimentation among middle school students of Pudong New District in Shanghai. Methods The modified questionnaire based on “WHO Global Adolescent Tobacco Questionnaire” was adopted, and a survey was conducted among 6 042 students selected from 7 middle schools, 4 senior high schools and one vocational school of Pudong New District in Shanghai by random stratified cluster sampling. The questionnaire included basic conditions, smoking behavior, tobacco use acceptance, parental education level and smoking behavior, peer smoking behavior and acceptance of exposure to tobacco on media. Univariate analysis and multivariate analysis were employed to explore the influential factors of tobacco experimentation among middle school students. Results A total of 5 909 effective questionnaires were recovered, with the recovery rate of 97.7%. Tobacco experimentation took place in 393 students, with the tobacco experimentation rate of 6.7%. Univariate analysis indicated that sex, age, pocket money, rank in class, parental smoking, parental education level, attitude towards peer smoking and condition of peer smoking had significant impact on tobacco experimentation (P<0.001 or P<0.05). The total scores of acceptance of exposure to tobacco on media and tobacco use acceptance in students with tobacco experimentation were significantly higher than those without tobacco experimentation (P<0.001). Multivariate analysis demonstrated that male, age more than 16 years, parental smoking, peer smoking, pocket money more than 800 yuan per month, higher scores of peer smoking acceptance and tobacco use acceptance were factors of more likelihood to be involved in tobacco experimentation (P<0.001 or P<0.05). Those whose fathers had higher education level and who had more experience in tobacco control education in school were less likely to be involved in tobacco experimentation (P<0.001 and P<0.05). Conclusion Peer smoking, high tobacco use acceptance and parental smoking are major risk factors of tobacco experimentation among middle school students, and the protection factors include higher education level of father and experience in tobacco control education in school.

Key words: tobacco experimentation, middle school student, tobacco use acceptance, influential factor