<![CDATA[This study aimed at describing teenagers’ smoking frequency and analyzing the factors which encouraged them to smoke. Data were collected from 120 respondents taken randomly from one public and 2 private vocational schools. The result showed that 59.17% students were active smokers, and 67.87% smoked 1 to 3 cigarettes per day. 47.89% students smoked because of their school mates’ invitation. Other findings showed that smoking was not considered as a dangerous threat for health. These students even thought that smoking could grow courage, help solve problems, increase self confidence, serve as identity for men, and means for building social life.]]>
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