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Tobacco use among school going children

机译：在学儿童中使用烟草

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Background: Despite increasing awareness of harmful effects of tobacco, its use in various forms continues to be significant health risk factors among children. Aim: To assess the prevalence, pattern, and age of initiation of tobacco consumption, various factors influencing the habit of tobacco consumption, correlation between the educational status of children and their habit of tobacco consumption, and evaluation of any tobacco-induced oral lesion among 8–14 years of school going children in Central Delhi zone. Methods and Materials: Total sample of 500 students aged 8–14 years from two schools in Central Delhi were studied using a structured, close ended, prevalidated questionnaire after taking prior permission and inform consent from the school authority. In the end, intraoral examination was done and health educational session was conducted to make students aware of health hazards of tobacco products. Results: Prevalence of tobacco consumption among students was 16.4%. Out of total 82 tobacco users, 89% were male, whereas 11% were female. Smokeless tobacco consumption was predominant with Gutka being most preferred. Mean age of initiation of smoking form of tobacco was 9.57 ± 1.13 year, whereas for smokeless form, it was 9.25 ± 1.16 years. Friends (78.04%) were most common influencing factors, followed by family member (12.2%) and media (9.7%). Conclusion: The rate of tobacco use was high, considering very young age group of this study. Consumption of tobacco among children is an emerging health problem in Central Delhi zone. Mandatory health education sessions against tobacco should be held regularly for students, teachers, and parents.
机译：背景：尽管人们越来越意识到烟草的有害影响，但以各种形式使用烟草仍然是儿童中严重的健康危险因素。目的：评估开始吸烟的流行程度，方式和年龄，影响吸烟习惯的各种因素，儿童的教育状况与其吸烟习惯之间的相关性，以及评估任何烟草引起的口腔损害德里中部地区上学的8-14岁儿童。方法和材料：在获得事先获得学校许可并征得学校当局的同意后，使用结构化，封闭式，预先验证的问卷对来自德里中部两所学校的500名8-14岁学生的总样本进行了研究。最后，进行了口内检查并进行了健康教育会议，以使学生意识到烟草制品的健康危害。结果：学生中烟草消费的患病率为16.4％。在82位吸烟者中，男性占89％，女性占11％。无烟烟草消费占主导地位，古特卡是最优选的。吸烟开始的平均年龄为9.57±1.13岁，而无烟吸烟的平均年龄为9.25±1.16岁。朋友（78.04％）是最常见的影响因素，其次是家庭成员（12.2％）和媒体（9.7％）。结论：考虑到本研究的很小年龄组，吸烟率很高。儿童吸烟是中部德里地区一个新出现的健康问题。应当定期为学生，老师和家长举行强制性的烟草健康教育会议。

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