Tobacco use and other problem behaviours among street youths in South Western Nigeria
Background Young people are at a vulnerable stage of life that has been associated with initiation and addiction to tobacco and other substances. Street youths compared to their peers are prone to behavioural problems. However the association of smoking with occurrence of health-risk behaviour amon...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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European Publishing
2018-03-01
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Series: | Tobacco Induced Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://www.journalssystem.com/tid/Tobacco-use-and-other-problem-behaviours-among-street-youths-in-South-Western-Nigeria,84318,0,2.html |
Summary: | Background
Young people are at a vulnerable stage of life that
has been associated with initiation and addiction to tobacco and other
substances. Street youths compared to
their peers are prone to behavioural problems. However the association of
smoking with occurrence of health-risk behaviour among street youths has been
poorly documented. This study was conducted to determine the
association between tobacco use and the occurrence of health-risk behaviours street
youths in South-Western Nigeria.
Methods
A community-based cross-sectional survey was conducted
among 946 consenting street youths aged 15-25 years using multi-staged sampling
technique. Independent association between tobacco use and other problem
behaviours was assessed using logistic regression at 5% level of significance.
Results
The mean age was 20.4 years (SD = 3.2), about two
third were males and half of the study population were single with a partner. A
higher proportion of street youths who had spent ≥ 1 year on the street were
using tobacco compared to those that had spent 10 sexual partners (95% CI=1.2-5.4) and 2.2 higher odds of
having had sex with commercial sex worker (95% CI=1.2-3.9) but 3.3 times less
likely to use kolanut (95% CI= 0.15-0.56).
Conclusions
Tobacco use increases the risk of street youths engaging
in other health-risk behaviours. |
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ISSN: | 1617-9625 |