文本框: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CIGARETTE SMOKING AND RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS Djurovic S, Milovanovic B, Markovic G Children Department, Health Center Krusevac, Yugoslavia, Department of ginecology and Obstetrition, Helth Center, Krusevac, Yugoslavia Objective: the aim of our study was to determine the number cigarette smokers among adolescents (aged 16-17 years), the presence of cigarette smokers in their family and relationship between smoking and respiratory problems. Methods: the study consisted of written questionary for adolescents and their parents, retrospective analysis of appropriate medicine documentation and evaluation of ventilatory lung function using peak flow meter. Results: we approached 174 adolescents aged 16 and 17 years. There were 91(52.3%) boys and 83(47.7%) girls. The number of cigarette smokers was 30(33%) boys and 21(25.3%) girls. Smokers among household members were found in 23(76.7%) boys and 20(95.2%) girls who are smoking, in 44(72.1%) boys and 55(88.7%) girls who were not smoking. A total of 142 (81.6%) smokers were found in family members. The doctor-diagnosed asthma number was 15(8.6%). Respiratory problems such as bronchitis chronic caugh, wheezing, exercise intolerance was found in 28(54.9%) smokers (boys 46.7%, girls 66.7%) and in 36.6% non smokers (boys 31.2%, girls 41.9%). Peak expiratory flow below 20% was found in 21(12.1%)- group of smokers 5(9.8%) and group of non smokers 16(13%). Conclusion: there was a relatively high number of cigarette smokers among adolescents (29.3%) and very high number of smokers among their family members (81.6%). There was strog relationship between respiratory problems and cigarette smoking either actively or pasively, especially in female. 1957