Prevalence and Pattern of Smoking Among Youths in Ilorin East Local Government Area, Kwara State, Nigeria
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2024
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Scientific research has associated smoking with a wide
variety of health problems, including reduced life expectancy. An
estimated 4 million people worldwide die from smoking cigarettes each
year. Between February and March 2020, 300 youths in Ilorin East LGA
participated in a descriptive cross-sectional study. Researchers
regarded a p-value of less than 0.05 (p < 0.05) as statistically significant
and maintained a 95% confidence level. They found that the
respondents had a mean age of 23.6 ± 4.7 years, with nearly half
(42.3%) falling in the 21–25 age range and approximately two-thirds
(77.3%) female. With a mean age of 23.6±4.7 years, nearly half of the
respondents (42.3%) are in the 21–25 year age range, and roughly two thirds (77.3%) are female. About half of the respondents (49.3%) smoke,
with half of them smoking once a week (49.3%); nearly three-quarters of
the respondents (73.3%) and (70.0%) had positive attitudes and
knowledge regarding cigarette smoking. Most respondents (9.7%)
agreed that their religion prohibits smoking, while 85.3% believed that
peer pressure. The majority of respondents (9.7%) acknowledged that
their religion prohibits smoking, and 85.3% agreed that peer pressure
plays a role in encouraging young people to smoke. The respondents'
smoking habits and sociodemographic characteristics correlate
significantly (p<0.05). The majority of the youth in this survey who
smoked had good knowledge and attitudes toward tobacco cigarettes,
with a 49.3% prevalence rate. Religious beliefs, peer pressure, and
parental smoking are all associated with the habit of smoking. A
statistically significant correlation (p<0.05) exists between the
respondents' smoking behaviour and sociodemographic traits.