Prevalence and Pattern of Smoking Among Youths in Ilorin East Local Government Area, Kwara State, Nigeria
| dc.contributor.author | Barakat Olajumoke Kolawole | |
| dc.contributor.author | Darlington Chukwuma Ugwu | |
| dc.contributor.author | Yusuf Funsho Issa | |
| dc.contributor.author | Abubakar Umar | |
| dc.contributor.author | Taofik Oluwatobi Sulaiman | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ridwan Ayodele Akanmu | |
| dc.contributor.author | Fatima Abdulwahab | |
| dc.contributor.author | Yahaya Kayode Abdulrahman | |
| dc.contributor.author | Glory Deborah Omole | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-03-12T13:13:55Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-03-12T13:13:55Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
| dc.description.abstract | 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. | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2413-9009 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://kwasuspace.kwasu.edu.ng/handle/123456789/4711 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.title | Prevalence and Pattern of Smoking Among Youths in Ilorin East Local Government Area, Kwara State, Nigeria | |
| dc.type | Article |