Determinants of cigarette smoking among secondary school students
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2023
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Faculty of Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra
Abstract
The number of secondary school students engaging in cigarette smoking is increasing every day and thus contributes to the burden of non-communicable diseases which causes morbidity and mortality among young people and adults. Therefore, the study investigated the determinants of cigarette smoking among secondary school students. A descriptive research design of survey type was used for the study. The population of the study comprises secondary school students in the study area. The target population comprises the secondary school students of the selected schools. Multi-stage sampling technique was adopted for the study. Purposive, proportionate and convenience sampling techniques were used to select two hundred and forty-two (242) respondents who participated in the study. The researcher developed a questionnaire validated by three experts from the related field was used as an instrument for the study. Three hypotheses were developed for the study. The findings indicated that social pressure, stress and school type had significant determinants of cigarette smoking among secondary school students. Based on these findings, the researcher recommends among others that the ministry of education should carry out an enlightenment campaign through mass media on the need for secondary school students to keep away from friends engaging in smoking habits to protect them against health consequences associated with cigarette smoking
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Cigarette- smoking, Determinants, Secondary, School, Students
Citation
Ologele, I., Jidda, K. A. , Jonathan, S. U. & Rotimi, S. P. (2023): Determinants of cigarette smoking among secondary school students. Unizik Journal of Educational Research and Policy Studies (UNIJERPS). 15 (2); 159-179, A publication in the Faculty of Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra.