Abstract The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries–Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar,
Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)–ratified the Framework Convention on …

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

Introduction Despite a decline in global smoking prevalence among adolescents, around 21
million youth report current cigarette smoking. Exposure to tobacco advertising, promotion …

Background Our study examined the prevalence and associated factors of tobacco product
use and non-users' susceptibility to using tobacco products among school-going …

Nearly half of all male population and two in every five females in the WHO South-East Asia
Region (SEAR) consume some form of tobacco. Preventing initiation among adolescents is …

Objectives To describe the prevalence of school-based tobacco prevention programme
exposure among adolescents in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) and its …

Aims (1) To provide a synthesis of prevalence data among young people in sub‐Saharan
Africa (SSA);(2) to examine whether factors such as gender, age, socio‐economic status …

Adolescents are particularly vulnerable to tobacco initiation and escalation. Identifying
factors associated with adolescent tobacco susceptibility and use can guide tobacco …

Methods: This was a secondary analysis of the 2015 Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS)
in the Philippines to determine the association of the following factors with the intention to …

Background This project will use a multilevel longitudinal cohort study design to assess
whether changes in Community Tobacco Environmental (CTE) factors, measured as …