Background The perceived risks and benefits of smoking may play an important role in
determining adolescents' susceptibility to initiating smoking. Our study examined the …

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 …

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 …

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 Susceptibility to smoke has been recognized as a strong predictor of smoking
experimentation and taking up regular smoking habit. The identification of smoking …

Background Prevalence of tobacco use among adolescents in India is very high. Despite
many epidemiological studies exploring tobacco use among youth, there is no published …

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 …

Abstract Background In Western countries, the relationship between smoking intentions and
smoking behaviour is well established. However, youth smoking intentions and associated …

Background. Smoking is now recognized as a major public health problem in the developing
world. Despite this, there is a dearth of relevant data on smoking prevalence and on the …

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