Author/Authors :
Mohammadpoorasl، Asghar نويسنده Department of Public Health, School of Public Health, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin , , Nedjat، Saharnaz نويسنده , , Yazdani، Kamran نويسنده Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , , Fakhari، Ali Reza نويسنده , , Rahimi Foroushani، Abbas نويسنده Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , , Fotouhi، Akbar نويسنده ,
Abstract :
Background: Intention to smoking is a strong predictor of future
smoking behavior. The aim of this study is identifying the personal,
environmental, and psychological factors relating to intention to
smoking in adolescents of Tabriz city (Northwest of Iran).
Methods: Four thousand nine hundred and three (4903) students
were randomly selected and completed a self?administered
questionnaire about cigarette smoking, intention to smoking,
and the related risk factors through multi?stage sampling. The
association of independent variables with intention to smoking
was evaluated using the multi?variable logistic regression model.
Results: The mean age of student was 15.7 ± 0.73 years, and
42.9% of the samples were male. The results showed that 95.0% of
students were in committer stage (students who had never smoked
and were sure never start smoking). Having general risk?taking
behavior (OR = 2.90; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.21?6.97),
smoker in the family (OR = 2.60; 95% CI: 1.20?5.61), and positive
attitude towards cigarette smoking (OR = 1.30; 95% CI: 1.18?1.43)
had statistically significant association with intention to start
smoking in future.
Conclusion: Majority of non?smokers have firm decision to not
start smoking in the future. Having general risk?taking behavior,
smoker in the family, and positive attitude towards smoking are
associated with intention to smoking in adolescents.
