Tobacco use and khat chewing among adolescents in Yemen: a large-scale school-based cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The present study sought to assess the prevalence and determinants of tobacco use (cigarette smoking and shisha use) and khat chewing among Yemeni adolescents, and to evaluate their knowledge and attitudes toward these habits.

Methods

This school-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 13 to 19-year-old students attending middle/high schools (both private and public) across five main cities in Yemen. Data were collected using self-administered questionnaires comprising questions/items related to sociodemographic data, cigarette smoking, shisha use, khat chewing, and knowledge on and attitudes toward these habits. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were used to explore the most determinant factors.

Results

A total of 7505 students were recruited from

SUBMITTER: Al-Maweri SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11375828 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature