Role of parents, ... teachers in adolescents' Tobacco use in Sudan

The role of parents, friends and teachers in adolescents’ cigarette smoking and tombak dipping in Sudan By: Dr. Ibrahim Ginawi College of Medicine – University of Hail, KSA Hail, P.O Box: 2440. Fax: +966 6 5310500. Mobile: +966506771772. Email: iginawi@gmail.com ABSTRACT Audience: The groups will benefit from this presentation are most likely the parents, friends and teachers in addition to the policymakers and health workers who are interest in tobacco control programmes. Key Points: Tobacco use by parents, teachers and friends was associated with adolescents’ tobacco habits. The influence of friends was the strongest. In developing programmes against adolescents’ tobacco habits, there is need to target the influence of these ‘significant others’. Sudan needs to develop and implement comprehensive anti-smoking and anti-tombak dipping legislation to reduce the growing prevalence of such habits. Educational Experience: We will describe in this presentation how the parents, friends and teachers who are using tobacco with different types will affect and play an obvious role in adolescents’ cigarette smoking and tombak dipping in Sudan. Benefits: This presentation will show how the target groups (parents, friends and teachers) are affecting in the habit of tobacco use among adolescents.