* Tobacco smoking among school children in Colombo district, Sri Lanka.
- Tobacco smoking is an important problem among schoolchildren. The authors studied the patterns of tobacco smoking among schoolchildren in Colombo, Sri Lanka, using a self-administered questionnaire. Multistaged stratified random sampling was used to select 6000 students. Response rate was 90.7% (5446), out of which 53.4% were males. Prevalence rates for males and females, respectively, were as follows: having smoked at least 1 complete cigarette: 27.0% and 13.3%, smoked more than 100 cigarettes: 2.3% and 0.3%, daily smoking: 1.8% and 0.2%. Mean age of starting to smoke was 14.16 years. The tobacco products most used were cigarettes (91.5%) and bidis (3.8%). In univariate analysis, male gender, parental smoking, studying non-science subjects, peer smoking, and participating in sports were significantly associated with smoking of at least 1 complete cigarette (P < .05). In multivariate analysis, the most significant correlates were having close friends (odds ratio = 3.29, confidence interval = 2.47-4.37) or parents who smoked (odds ratio = 1.86, confidence interval = 1.28-2.71). Female smoking has increased from previously reported values. These high-risk groups can be targets for preventive programs.
=>1.高いところにある, 高い, 高さが〜の, 高貴な, 高く, 高額の, 興奮状態の, 2.高い所, 高水準
Overview of noun high
The noun high has 7 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (5) high -- (a lofty level or position or degree; "summer temperatures reached an all-time high")
2. high -- (an air mass of higher than normal pressure; "the east coast benefits from a Bermuda
high")
3. high -- (a state of sustained elation; "I'm on a permanent high these days")
4. high -- (a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics; "they took drugs to
get a high on")
5. high, heights -- (a high place; "they stood on high and observed the countryside"; "he doesn't
like heights")
6. senior high school, senior high, high, highschool, high school -- (a public secondary school
usually including grades 9 through 12; "he goes to the neighborhood highschool")
7. high gear, high -- (a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for
a given engine speed)
Overview of adj high
The adj high has 7 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (134) high -- (greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "a high temperature"; "a
high price"; "the high point of his career"; "high risks"; "has high hopes"; "the river is high";
"he has a high opinion of himself")
2. (51) high -- ((literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or
upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high'); "a high mountain"; "high
ceilings"; "high buildings"; "a high forehead"; "a high incline"; "a foot high")
3. (10) eminent, high -- (standing above others in quality or position; "people in high places";
"the high priest"; "eminent members of the community")
4. (7) high, high-pitched -- (used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency)
5. (2) high, in high spirits -- (happy and excited and energetic)
6. gamey, gamy, high -- ((used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted)
7. high, mellow -- (slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially
marijuana))
Overview of adv high
The adv high has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (9) high, high up -- (at a great altitude; "he climbed high on the ladder")
2. (2) high -- (in or to a high position, amount, or degree; "prices have gone up far too high")
3. high, richly, luxuriously -- (in a rich manner; "he lives high")
4. high -- (far up toward the source; "he lives high up the river")
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