Passive smoking status of young people in Jilin and Influencing Factors.doc

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 12 Passive smoking status of young people in Jilin and Influencing Factors [Abstract] Objective passive smoking status of young people in Jilin Province and the influencing factors for the development, implementation of effective tobacco control measures to provide evidence. Methods Using stratified sampling method, the provincial city of Jilin province, prefecture-level cities, county-level cities A total of 800 students conducted a questionnaire survey. Results youth smoking rate of 18.3% on average; 13.7% of young people try smoking the age of 16 years of age .41.6% of adolescents suffer from hazards of passive smoking at home, 38.1% of youths Junior hazards of passive smoking in public places suffered. passive smoking is harmful to health awareness was 87.8%. Conclusion youth smoking and passive smoking exposure is not optimistic, the smoking behavior of parents and teachers set a bad example for young people, the urgent need to develop appropriate policies to create smoke-free environment for young people. [Keywords:] young; smoking; passive smoking; questionnaire [Abstract] Objective To investigate the status of passive smoking among adolescents in Jilin Province, discuss related factors which influence the behavior of adolescents, and provide scientific basis for governments and smoking control organizations.Methods 800 students in three level cities were interviewed with questionnaires by classified sampling method.Results Smoking rate among adolescents was 18.3% in Jilin Province. 13.7% adolescents first smoked under 16 years old.41.6% adolescents suffered from the hazards of passive smoking at home and 38.1% at public places.The awareness rate of hazard of passive smoking was 87.8%. Conclusion The exposure of smoking and passive smoking for adolescents is not optimistic. Parents and teachers’ smoking behavior set a bad example for young people. It is urgent to set up appropriate policies to create smoke free environment f