Correlates of smoking susceptibility among adolescents in a peri-urban area of Nepal: a population-based cross-sectional study in the Jhaukhel-Duwakot Health …

UR Aryal, M Petzold, G Bondjers, A Krettek - Global health action, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Background Susceptibility to smoking is defined as an absence of firm commitment not to
smoke in the future or when offered a cigarette by best friends. Susceptibility begins in …

[HTML][HTML] Perceived risks and benefits of cigarette smoking among Nepalese adolescents: a population-based cross-sectional study

UR Aryal, M Petzold, A Krettek - BMC public health, 2013 - Springer
Background The perceived risks and benefits of smoking may play an important role in
determining adolescents' susceptibility to initiating smoking. Our study examined the …

Smoking susceptibility and intention to smoke among secondary school adolescents in Nepal

UR Aryal, DN Bhatta - 2015 - elibrary.nhrc.gov.np
Abstract Background: Smoking Susceptibility (SS) and Intention to Smoke (IS) are important
characteristics of early stages of smoking career of adolescents. Several psychosocial …

Adolescents' knowledge and opinions about smoking: a qualitative study from the Jhaukhel-Duwakot Health Demographic Surveillance Site, Bhaktapur District, Nepal

L Povlsen, UR Aryal, M Petzold… - International Journal of …, 2018 - degruyter.com
Background: The use of tobacco products among adolescents in Southeast Asia represents
a major public health burden. Two out of ten adolescents attending school are tobacco users …

Tobacco use and associated factors among adolescent students in Dharan, Eastern Nepal: a cross-sectional questionnaire survey

PMS Pradhan, SR Niraula, A Ghimire, SB Singh… - BMJ open, 2013 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction The tobacco use among the youth, in both smoking and smokeless forms, is
quite high in the South East Asian region. Tobacco use is a major proven risk factor and …

[HTML][HTML] Susceptibility to smoking and determinants among never-smoking high school students in Thailand

C Phetphum, A Prajongjeep, W Youngiam… - Tobacco Induced …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
METHODS Cross-sectional data for 4572 eighth-grade students (aged 13–15 years) from
120 secondary schools were obtained from a classroom-based survey using a self …

[HTML][HTML] Perceived benefits and health risks of cigarette smoking among young adults: insights from a cross-sectional study

UR Aryal, DN Bhatta - Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2015 - Springer
Background Perceptions of smoking-related health risks and benefits among young adults
(18–24 years) and their smoking behaviour have not been adequately studied in low …

[HTML][HTML] Predictors of smoking initiation among Thai adolescents from low-income backgrounds: A case study of Nakhon Pathom low-cost housing estates

P Ninkron, S Yau, N Noosorn - Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted among youth aged 15–18 years living in
low-cost housing estates in Nakhon Pathom province between 1 December 2019 and 30 …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and determinants of susceptibility to cigarette smoking among school students in Pakistan: secondary analysis of Global Youth Tobacco Survey

SK Aslam, S Zaheer, S Rao, K Shafique - Substance abuse treatment …, 2014 - Springer
Background Susceptibility to smoke has been recognized as a strong predictor of smoking
experimentation and taking up regular smoking habit. The identification of smoking …

[HTML][HTML] Correlates of current cigarette smoking among school-going adolescents in Punjab, India: results from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey 2003

S Siziya, AS Muula, E Rudatsikira - BMC International Health and Human …, 2008 - Springer
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 …