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 …

Background Adolescent students are vulnerable group for tobacco addiction. Tobacco use
among school children is becoming a serious problem in developing countries. This study …

Background College students are vulnerable to tobacco addiction. Tobacco industries often
target college students for marketing. Studies about prevalence of tobacco use and its …

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate tobacco use behaviours and their correlates
among secondary school students in Nepal and Sri Lanka together with cross-country …

Despite established country's tobacco control law, cigarette smoking by the young people
and the magnitude of nicotine dependence among the students is alarming in Bangladesh …

Objective To estimate the prevalence, pattern and correlates of tobacco use amongst the 13–
15 year olds in schools of Karnataka Methods A three stage (area, school level and class …

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: 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 …

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

Background: Smoking and tobacco use is a major public health issue in developing
countries. We performed an epidemiological study to determine the prevalence of smoking …