scholarly journals Prevalence of sexual abuse of male high school students in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rahel Tesfaye Haile ◽  
Negussie Deyessa Kebeta ◽  
Getnet Mitike Kassie
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Addis Ababa ◽  
School Students ◽  
Male High School

scholarly journals An Emerging Problem of Shisha Smoking among High School Students in Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (13) ◽  
pp. 7023
Author(s):  
Selamawit Hirpa ◽  
Andrew Fogarty ◽  
Adamu Addissie ◽  
Linda Bauld ◽  
Thomas Frese ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Smokeless Tobacco ◽  
Addis Ababa ◽  
Capital City ◽  
School Level ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
High Concentration ◽  
School Students ◽  
Study Participants

Shisha smoking is also known as hookah, water pipe, goza, and nargile. Shisha use among the young is increasing globally. Shisha smoke results in a high concentration of carbon monoxide, tar, nicotine, and heavy metals which can be toxic to humans, especially with chronic exposure. This study aims to determine the prevalence and risk factors of shisha smoking among in-school adolescents in Ethiopia. Four regional states in Ethiopia (Oromia, Amhara, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ Region, Tigray) and the capital city (Addis Ababa) were the study areas. A two-stage cluster sampling approach was employed to produce a representative sample. From the sampling frames in the study areas, 36 high schools were selected randomly. A multi-level logistic regression analysis was used to account for cluster-specific random effects, the effect of individuals’, and school-level variables for ever-use of shisha. A total of 3355 secondary school grade 9 and 10 students aged between 13 and 22 years took part in this study. A total of 86 (2.6%) and 20 (0.6%) of the study participants, reported that they had ever smoked or were current smokers of shisha, respectively. Of all study participants, 38.6% perceived shisha as less harmful than cigarettes and 48.5% reported that they do not know which was more harmful to health. Students were more likely to ever use shisha if they had friend/s who smoke shisha (AOR = 16.8, 95% CI: 6.4–44.3), ever smoked cigarettes (AOR = 8.2, 95% CI: 3.4–19.8), ever used khat (AOR = 4.2, 95% CI: 1.9–10.4), ever used marijuana (AOR = 3.9, 95% CI: 1.4–11.1), ever used smokeless tobacco (AOR = 3.1 95% CI: 1.1–8.4), and students had received income from their parents (AOR = 3.1 CI: 1.1–8.8). Prevalence of ever and current use of shisha among high school students is low in Ethiopia compared to many countries in Africa. The majority of adolescents perceived shisha as less harmful to health than cigarette smoking. Health education about the harmful effects of shisha should be delivered to adolescents, along with information on other substances like khat, cigarettes, marijuana, and smokeless tobacco to prevent initiation of substance use.

scholarly journals Factors Affecting MERS-related Health Behaviors among Male High School Students

2015 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 150-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeong Sil Choi ◽  
Jun Young Ha ◽  
Jun Soo Lee ◽  
Yeon Tack Lee ◽  
Se Ung Jeong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Health Behaviors ◽  
School Students ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Male High School

scholarly journals The Contextual Effect of School on Smoking Behavior among Male High School Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-84
Author(s):  
Tria Arifianti ◽  
◽  
RB. Soemanto ◽  
Hanung Prasetya ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Smoking Behavior ◽  
Contextual Effect ◽  
School Students ◽  
Male High School

Practice, Performance, and Level of Aspiration

1981 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 971-977 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard C. Teevan ◽  
Barry D. Smith ◽  
Norman Greenfeld ◽  
David J. Loomis ◽  
John G. Hancock
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Expected Performance ◽  
Practice Performance ◽  
Male High School ◽  
Level Of Aspiration

Teevan and Smith (1975) demonstrated that statements of level of aspiration set by subjects fearing failure were better understood as representing a range of aspirations. The region between the lower and upper boundaries was termed a confirming interval. The present study hypothesized that this interval narrowed with experience, that subjects were affectively indifferent to scores located within the interval, and that subjects scoring within the interval set more realistic levels of aspiration. 45 male high-school students were asked to comment on their expected performance on an electronically operated rifle range. After their performance, the students completed an affect scale designed to describe their feelings in respect of their performance. All hypotheses were confirmed.

scholarly journals Knowledge of, and attitudes towards, Voluntary HIV Counselling and Testing services amongst adolescent high school students in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Curationis ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abraham A. Gatta ◽  
Gloria Thupayagale-Tshweneagae
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Addis Ababa ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Capital City ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
School Based ◽  
Hiv Counselling And Testing

Voluntary HIV counselling and testing (VHCT) is one of the key strategies in the prevention of HIV in Ethiopia. However, utilisation of the VHCT services amongst adolescents has been reported as low by previous studies. The purpose of this study was to investigate adolescents’ knowledge and attitudes towards VHCT services amongst adolescents attending high school in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia. A cross-sectional school-based design using quantitative methods was employed to attain the objectives of the study. Data collection was done using self-administered structured questionnaires amongst 378 adolescent high school students. Data were analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The findings revealed that 75.7% of students are aware of the voluntary HIV counselling and testing services; 62.2% use the services and suggested that VHCT services should be located in schools and youth clubs for better access by adolescents. Thirty-two percent of respondents rated themselves at risk of HIV infection and 35.2% were not willing to disclose their HIVpositive status to anybody. The findings of the study clearly indicate a need for a more accessible voluntary HIV counselling and testing services for adolescents.

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