Open AccessTHE IMPORTANCE AND ATTITUDE OF ADOLESCENTS TO SMOKING
Author(s) -
A.A. Babaeva
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
chronos journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2658-7556
DOI - 10.52013/2658-7556-56-6-3
Subject(s) - environmental health , smoke , public health , passive smoking , tobacco smoke , population , secondhand smoke , psychology , medicine , geography , nursing , meteorology
Tobacco use is an important public health problem. According to various authors, the prevalence of smoking varies considerably. In the average large Russian cities of adolescence and adolescence, 37% of boys and 25.5% of girls smoke. Objective of the study: to study the prevalence and causes of smoking among schoolchildren. Research methods: anonymous questioning of students in grades 7-11 of a comprehensive school. The results of the study demonstrate the need to raise awareness of the child population about the health risks of smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke, as well as to promote a healthy lifestyle.