Situation of smoking behaviour of students in some highschools in Hanoi and some related factors, 2019

Abstract

The rate of adolescents smoking has become a public health concern Worldwide and Vietnam. Determining associated factors are significantly important since the early smoking has increased dramatically. An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted on students (adolescents) of 15 high-schools from 5 districts in Hanoi using Youth Risks Behavioral Surveillance System (YRBSS). Results showed that male had a higher rate of smoking than female (21.1% compared to 7.1%), students in Continuing Education Centers (24.5%) had a higher rate of smoking than students form community high-schools (10.5%) and private high-schools (16.0%). The adolescents’ first cigarette smoking was soon (13-14 years old) (25%). The associated factors included being male students (OR: 2.653; 95%CI: 1.880 – 3.731) and seeing others’ smoking (OR: 2.063; 95%CI: 1.480 – 2.875) and average academic achievement (OR: 1.761, 95%CI: 1.012 – 3.058). The results can be a baseline information to determine factors associating to smoking behavior in order to initiate high quality anti-smoking intervention strategies.