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ST THERESE MTC-COLLEGES MAGDALO ST. LAPAZ, ILOILO CITY HIGHSCHOOL DEPARTMENT

CIGARETTE SMOKING OF THE PREBACC 12 STUDENTS OF ST THERESE MTC-COCLLEGES

ANCINO, DELENA, LASTIMOSA, JEROSO, LIBOON, MATES, REMIGIO, SUDAYON,

ST THERESE MTC-COLLEGES MAGDALO ST. LAPAZ, ILOILO CITY HIGHSCHOOL DEPARTMENT

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

Tobacco leaves is the most utilized part of the plant and it could be used naturally (fresh) or processed (dry) systematically into other forms of products as it is being today, cigarette, snuffs, pipe, statistics so far show that 2/3 of European, Asian and most African countries use this product in one form or the other although data has show that makes (product) accessible for the end users. Tobacco is a naturally occurring alkaloid has some forms of chemical component which make it one of the world most solid natural occurring alkaloid, especially when synthetically manufactured.

Tobacco smoke contains poisonous substances such as nicotine, alkaline carbon monoxide, ammonia, prussic acid and a number of aldehydes and tars, in all tobacco contain some 4,000 chemicals. Tobacco smoking was found to be one of the most causes of cancer of the esophagus, nasopharynx, mouth, larynx, kidney, lungs and bladders and well as causes of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, health disease, stroke and other cardiovascular disease. Smoking also increase asks associated with oral conceptive use and exposure to occupational hazards such as besties.

ST THERESE MTC-COLLEGES MAGDALO ST. LAPAZ, ILOILO CITY HIGHSCHOOL DEPARTMENT

The question that readily comes to our minds is “why do we smoke” the only answer is that smoking has no physiological benefit, but emotional satisfaction. According to the oxford concise medical dictionary, tobacco is the dried leaves of the plant niceties bacum or related species, used in smoking. Once a smoker develop dependence on smoking (cigarette) led to risk of emotional, physiological problems and health risk, according to the surgeon generals advisory committee on health appointed by the us public health service in 1964 proof that cigarette smoking is a serious health hazard most especially cancer. From numerous studies conducted over decades the committee draw evidence and concluded that inhalation of tobacco smoke by smokers and non smokers alike has been found to increase the risk of heart disease and respiratory problems. Usman and Krasner (1962) view tobacco smoking in relation to society expectations of proper use, Usman and Krasner explains that students acts in a way that is harmful and improper to themselves and as a result this affects the academic performance. To most individual social expectation usually implies that one can take (smoke) as many amount of tobacco as long as it falls within the limit of tolerable behaviour in reality a smoker commonly responds more to their tolerance level than to the social norm for tobacco use. Tobacco smoking is characterized by behaviour and other responses that include compulsion to take to tobacco in continuous or periodic basis in order to maintain its academic performance and sometime to avoid discomfort. Tolerance may or may not be present in students dependent on tobacco. According to Sainberg and Byer (1973) were of the view that development of tolerance is indicated when repeated administration of dosage of tobacco provide a decreasing effect and an increasing higher dosage must be liken in order to obtain the original effect, this lead to habituation to smoking i.e. the continuous desire to repeating the use of tobacco continuously

ST THERESE MTC-COLLEGES MAGDALO ST. LAPAZ, ILOILO CITY HIGHSCHOOL DEPARTMENT

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM

The main intention of this research is to investigate the effects of tobacco smoking among Prebacc 12 students of ST THERESE MTC COLLEGES, and the role of parents and teachers on the use of or smoking of tobacco among students and also the effects of tobacco smoking on their academic performance. The following are the sub-problems

1. To find out if the Prebacc 12 students of ST THERESE MTC COLLEGES are aware of the harmful effect of “tobacco smoking”.

2. To ascertain the various method or ways adopted by friends and teachers in tobacco smoking among their freind and students respectively.

3. To investigate why students smoke

4. To find out the health and social implications of smoking.

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SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

The study of the effect of tobacco smoking on academic performance among Prebacc 12 students of ST THERESE MTC COLLEGES is of much significance and not only to the Prebacc 12 students of ST THERESE MTC COLLEGES but also can be applicable to other students in other higher level. The importance of carrying out this study is that it could serve as a reading test to many who meant to gain deeper knowledge about causes, effects and method or ways that can be employed to control the uptake of tobacco by students. This study will encourage both the school, student and community to aware themselves about the effect of smoking to health.

RESEARCH QUESTIONS These are the list of questions we provide.

1. Does tobacco smoking can lead to mental disorder which affects academic performance of students? 2. Does Peer pressure lead to involvement or uptake of tobacco among students? 3. Does Poverty and family background led to tobacco smoking by student. 4. Does Schools and family problems encourage tobacco smoking among student?

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DEFINITION OF TERMS

CURRENT SMOKERS: Identified as those students who smoked every day or some days each month.

NEVER SMOKERS: Identified as those student who never taste a cigarette.

OCCASIONAL SMOKERS: Those who only smoke occasionally.

FORMER SMOKERS: Identified as those students who stop smoking.

SELF RELATED HEALTH STATUS: Measures how individuals rate their general health, typically from excellent to poor by the single question, “Would you say that in general your health is excellent, very good, good, fair or poor?”

POOR HEALTH STATUS: Poor health status was defined as including those who answered “fair” or “poor” to the above question.

GOOD HEALTH STATUS: Good health status was defined as including those who answered “excellent”, “very good” or “good” to the above question.

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CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW