Abstract
| Effect of Cigarette Smoking on Cognitive Function among Young Male Undergraduates in Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Northern Nigeria |
| Danboyi Timothy, Hassan-Danboyi Evelyn, Magaji Rabiu AbduSSALAM, Yakubu Bulus Billy and Danjuma Sunday Jenom |
| Introduction: With about 1.1 billion people smoking cigarettes worldwide, there have been conflicting pieces of evidences of the effects of cigarette smoking on cognitive function, most of which are among older people. The aim of this study is to assess the effect of cigarette smoking on cognitive functions among young male undergraduates of Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria. Materials and methods: It is a cross-sectional study, comprising 62 smokers and 41 non-smokers. Participants were randomly selected and after meeting the inclusion criteria, subjected to MMSE, VFT, CDT and TMT. Data were analyzed using SSPS version 17.0. Results: Most of the participants were within 15-24 years of age (50 [80.6%] smokers and 35 [85.4%] non-smokers). On individual cognitive test, varying degrees of cognitive impairments were found in both groups: MMSE (3.2% smokers, 0.0% non-smokers); VFT 1 (9.6% smokers, 9.8% non-smokers); VFT 2 (32.2% smokers, 17.1% non-smokers); CDT (38.7% smokers, 14.6% non-smokers); TMT A (71.0% smokers, 75.6% non-smokers) and TMT B (46.8% smokers, 51.2% non-smokers). Overall, only 10 (16.1%) of the smokers had cognitive impairment, compared to 11 (26.8%) of the non-smokers. No significant (P<0.05) association was found between smoking and cognitive impairment. Conclusion: The effect of cigarette smoking on cognitive function was test-dependent as the smokers performed better in some cognitive tests but did poorly in others, compared to the non-smokers. There was no significant association between smoking and cognitive impairment. |
| 10.47838/acem.26011977.127122020.asmeda.1.13 |
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