Background Smoking is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally. There is
therefore need to identify relevant factors associated with smoking among adolescents in …

Background Students aged 13–15 years in Grades 8–10 have been surveyed in the year
2006 and in 2009 to monitor the prevalences of smoking and smokeless tobacco use and to …

Background: Worldwide, tobacco use is a serious public health concern affecting the youth.
A vast majority of tobacco users start using tobacco well before the age of 18 years which …

Abstract Background The Southeast Asian countries have about 600 million tobacco
smokers within the global Burden of tobacco users. Nearly half of the male population and …

Objective. To differentiate between the different types of tobacco users and analyze the
association between types of tobacco users and factors like pocket money and peer and …

Background: Tobacco consumption among youths poses significant public health problem in
developing countries. This study utilized the available data of Global Youth Tobacco Survey …

Background Tobacco use during adolescence is a substantial problem and adolescents are
at higher risk of addiction and prolonged use. To reduce the burden of tobacco-related …

Background Tobacco consumption (TC) among youths poses significant public health
problem in developing countries. This study utilized the data of Global Youth Tobacco …

Background: India made 2 important policy statements regarding tobacco control in the past
decade. First, the India Tobacco Control Act (ITCA) was signed into law in 2003 with the goal …

Background The use of any form of tobacco by 13–15 year old individuals is 10% globally as
identified through the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS). This study aimed at assessing …