scholarly journals Trends in tobacco consumption in Tunisia

2000 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 678-686
Author(s):  
R. Fakhfakh ◽  
H. Ben Romdhane ◽  
M. Hsairi ◽  
N. Achour ◽  
T. Nacef
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Tobacco Smoking ◽  
Respiratory Diseases ◽  
Tobacco Consumption ◽  
National Study ◽  
Smoking Cigarette ◽  
Current Prevalence ◽  
Different Sources ◽  
Average Consumption

Because tobacco-related diseases are a growing health problem, we assessed tobacco smoking in Tunisia since 1970 using different sources. The average consumption of tobacco calculated over the period of 10 years [1981-90] was 1493 g per person and per year; equivalent of 75 packets of cigarettes. Cigarettes are the most popular form of tobacco smoking. Cigarette smoking increased from 1981 to 1993 but since has decreased slightly. According to a national study of respiratory diseases conducted in 1996, the current prevalence of tobacco smoking is 30.4% for both sexes: around 52% for males and 6% for females. Average consumption is 17.7 cigarettes/day, irrespective of sex. For young people, the prevalence is 29.21%: 50% for males and 3.9% for females. Young people who attend school smoke less than those who do not [18.1% versus 38.4%]. Most started smoking between 14 years and 18 year

Tobacco smoking in young people seeking treatment for mental ill-health: what are their attitudes, knowledge and behaviours towards quitting?

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
E. Brown ◽  
B. O’Donoghue ◽  
S. L. White ◽  
A. Chanen ◽  
G. Bedi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Young People ◽  
Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Tobacco Smoking ◽  
Health Centre ◽  
Youth Mental Health ◽  
Specialist Care ◽  
Peak Period ◽  
Attitudes And Knowledge ◽  
Smoking Behaviours

Introduction Tobacco smoking is a leading cause of preventable death and disease worldwide. Adults with mental ill-health smoke tobacco at substantially higher rates than other adults, with public health approaches effective in the population overall having less impact on those with mental ill-health. However, less is known about the tobacco smoking behaviours, attitudes and knowledge of young people with mental ill-health, despite this being the peak period of onset for both mental illness and cigarette smoking. Methods Young people attending a youth mental health centre (providing both primary and specialist care) in Melbourne, Australia were approached by youth peer researchers and asked to complete a survey about smoking behaviours, attitudes and knowledge. We examined smoking and associated attitudes in the sample overall, and as a function of the services accessed. Results In total, 114 young people completed the survey, with 56.3% reporting lifetime cigarette smoking, 42.0% smoking in the last 12 months and 28.6% in the past week. Of current regular smokers, 75.0% acknowledged they should quit in the future; however, only 23.5% planned to do so in the next month, with 44.4% confident that they could quit. Participants lacked knowledge about interactions between tobacco smoking, mental and physical health. Conclusions Youth presenting for mental ill-health had high rates of cigarette smoking relative to population rates. Presentation at youth mental health services may represent a critical window for early intervention to reduce the lifetime impacts of cigarette smoking in mental ill-health. Interventions to support smoking cessation in this group are urgently needed.

scholarly journals E-Cigarette Liquid Provokes Significant Embryotoxicity and Inhibits Angiogenesis

Toxics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anas A. Ashour ◽  
Hashim Alhussain ◽  
Umar Bin Rashid ◽  
Labiba Abughazzah ◽  
Ishita Gupta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Tobacco Smoking ◽  
Real Time Pcr ◽  
Chicken Embryo ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Chorioallantoic Membrane ◽  
Tobacco Consumption ◽  
Adverse Outcomes ◽  
High Rate

E-cigarette smoking (ECS) is a new method of tobacco smoking that is gaining popularity as it is thought to be a “healthy method” of tobacco consumption. The adverse outcomes of ECS on the respiratory and cardiovascular systems in humans have been recently demonstrated. Nevertheless, the effect of e-cigarette liquid (ECL) on the early stage of embryogenesis and angiogenesis has not been explored yet. Chicken embryo at 3 days of incubation and its chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) of 5 days were used to explore the outcome of ECL on the embryo. Real-time PCR was also employed to study the regulation of a set of key controller genes of embryogenesis as well as angiogenesis. Our study revealed that ECL exposure is associated with a high rate of mortality in embryos as around 70% of treated embryos, at 3 days of incubation, die after 5 days of exposure. Additionally, ECL inhibits angiogenesis of the CAM of 5 days of incubation by more than 30%. These effects could be explained by the upregulation of ATF-3, FOXA2, INHBA, MAPRE-2, and RIPK-1, as well as the downregulation of SERPINA-4 and VEGF-C genes, which are important key controller genes of embryogenesis as well as angiogenesis. Our data suggest clearly that ECS can have dramatic toxic outcomes on the early stage of embryogenesis as well as angiogenesis. Accordingly, we believe that further studies to assess the effects of ECS on human health are essential.

scholarly journals Prevalence and particular features of tobacco smoking among adolescents in Chapaevsk, Samara region

2007 ◽  
pp. 58-62
Author(s):  
N. A. Mokina ◽  
V. Yu. Zeilert ◽  
N. I. Saraeva ◽  
G. M. Sakharova ◽  
N. S. Antonov
Keyword(s):  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Nicotine Dependence ◽  
Tobacco Smoking ◽  
Tobacco Consumption ◽  
Social Conditions ◽  
Detailed Data ◽  
Aged People ◽  
The Social ◽  
Industry Center ◽  
Low Motivation

Under the epidemic rising of tobacco consumption among working-aged people worldwide, there is little Russian detailed data on prevalence and particularities of active and passive tobacco smoking among adolescents. The present 4-stage study involved schoolchildren and students of trade schools (13 to 18 years of age) at Chapaevsk, which is a large industry center of Samara region. The prevalence of tobacco smoking among these adolescents was as high as 28 %. The average age of starting smoking was 14.7 ± 0.4 yrs. A significant effect of tobacco smoking on airway aerodynamics and low motivation for quitting the smoking were found. The most of adolescents had low nicotine dependence but were poorly motivated for smoking cessation and highly influenced by the social surroundings to re-start smoking. The majority of adolescents renewed smoking after return to habitual social conditions.

Electronic cigarettes: weighing up the evidence

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 288-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graham Cope
Keyword(s):  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Young People ◽  
Replacement Therapy ◽  
Nicotine Replacement Therapy ◽  
Tobacco Smoking ◽  
Electronic Cigarettes ◽  
Potential Harm ◽  
Cautious Approach ◽  
Worrying Trend ◽  
Limited Period

Electronic cigarettes have been evaluated and assessed as a smoking cessation tool; however, as Graham Cope explains, a more cautious approach may be needed and users should be made aware of the potential harm of these devices Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) have been evaluated to assess their safety and value as a smoking cessation tool. They were deemed to be a safer alternative to tobacco smoking. The vapour emitted was regarded as harmless and that society's attitudes should change to encourage these devices into everyday use, and therefore the regulations should be relaxed to assist the decline of tobacco smoking. However, a more cautious approach argues that nicotine replacement therapy should be used first, and only after that fails should smoking e-cigarettes, known as vaping, be done at low strength and for a limited period. Users should be made aware that nicotine from e-cigarettes could be harmful and the increasing use of attractive forms of vaping by young people is a worrying trend.

Clustering of Sedentary Behaviors and Physical Activity among Youth: A Cross-National Study

2002 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 401-417 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon J. Marshall ◽  
Stuart J.H. Biddle ◽  
James F. Sallis ◽  
Thomas L. McKenzie ◽  
Terry L. Conway
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Young People ◽  
Sedentary Behavior ◽  
National Study ◽  
Sedentary Behaviors ◽  
Tv Viewing ◽  
Health Related ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Cross National Study ◽  
Two Sides

Few studies have attempted to describe patterns of sedentary behavior among children and examine how these relate to patterns of physical activity. A group of 2,494 youth aged 11–15 years from the USA and UK completed a physical activity checklist. Low intercorrelations between sedentary behaviors suggest youth sedentariness is multifaceted and cannot be represented accurately by any one behavior such as TV viewing. Cluster analysis identified three groups of young people, differentiated by the level and type of sedentary behavior and physical activity. Physical activity and sedentary behavior are not two sides of the same coin. Further study should examine the health-related outcomes associated with sedentary behavior and the modifiable determinants of these behaviors among young people.

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