Assessment of smoking susceptibility among Hanoi highschool-student and some related factors, 2019

Abstract

Nowadays, the smoking rate among adolescents in Vietnam is still high regardless of many regulations have been implemented. One of the predictors for smoking behaviour in adolescents is smoking susceptibility. This study aimed to describe the rate of students smoking susceptibility and some associated factors. Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted to assess students from 14 randomly selected high schools in five districts in Hanoi. The questionnaire was developed based on “Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System” (YRBSS) tool. Results: There were 3272 students completed the survey. 4.9% (95% CI: 4.2 – 5.8%) of the students were susceptible to smoking. In the urban areas, this rate was 7.7% and in the suburban areas was 3.4%. While being male (OR=2.79, 95% CI: 2.29 – 3.41), being 16-17 years old (OR=1.25, 95% CI: 1.01 – 1.56), studying in urban areas (OR=1.41, 95% CI: 1.15 – 1.74) and seeing other people smoke, including family members (OR=1.39, 95% CI: 1.14 – 1.70), teachers (OR=1.8, 95% CI: 1.23 – 2.63), friends (OR=2.33, 95% CI: 1.88 – 2.89), and school staffs (OR=1.63, 95% CI: 1.17 – 2.26) smoking was associated to susceptibility to smoking behavior, attending anti-tobacco course (OR=1.31, 95% CI: 1.06 – 1.62) or seeing anti-tobacco messages (OR=1,28, 95% CI: 1,005 – 1,63) reduced the likelihood of smoking susceptibility. Conclusion: Thus, it is necessary to initiate anti-tobacco intervention programs and implement more extreme regulations to reduce susceptibility to smoking rates in adolescents and diminish smoking prevalence in adolescents.