Determinants of cigarette smoking among school adolescents in eastern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study

Harm Reduction Journal

Volumn 9, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Reda, Ayalu A ^a   Moges, Asmamaw ^a   Yazew, Berhanu ^a   Biadgilign, Sibhatu ^b  

^a HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b JIMMA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Behavior; Cigarettes; Ethiopia; School; Tobacco; Use

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; GENDER; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEER PRESSURE; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; FRIEND; HEALTH SURVEY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872230705     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7517-9-39     Document Type: Article

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