Przegla̧d lekarski
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HBSC (Health Behaviour in School-aged Children) study can serve as a basis for monitoring smoking prevalence in school-aged children. Previous studies 1990-1998 have shown an increase in tobacco smoking among 15-year-old students, followed by a decrease in 1998-2002. The aim of this study was to present current international comparisons of selected indicators and changes in 2002-2006. ⋯ However, in most countries the improvement was higher than in Poland, especially in girls. More attention should be paid to divergent trends in smoking among adolescent boys and girls. Despite favorable trends in Polish boys, smoking prevalence is still too high by comparison to other countries and age of smoking initiation is very low.