Why Have China's Poverty Eradication Policy Resulted in the Decline of Arable Land in Poverty-Stricken Areas?

R Ran, L Hua, T Li, Y Chen, J Xiao - Land, 2023 - mdpi.com
Arable land resources are the basic livelihood security for people in poverty-stricken areas,
and poor people are prone to uncontrolled expansion of arable land and exogenous …

Smoking prevention in China: a content analysis of an anti-smoking social media campaign

S Jiang, CE Beaudoin - Journal of health communication, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The China Tobacco Control Media Campaign on Sina Weibo is novel in the context of
smoking prevention and cessation in China and has not to date been evaluated. This study …

Socio-environmental and psychosocial predictors of smoking susceptibility among adolescents with contrasting socio-cultural characteristics: a comparative analysis

C Tate, R Kumar, JM Murray, S Sanchez-Franco… - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Background Despite a steady decline in adolescent smoking globally, it remains a prevalent
risk factor for non-communicable disease. Previous research points to differences in socio …

Selection homophily and peer influence for adolescents' smoking and vaping norms and outcomes in high and middle-income settings

JM Murray, SC Sánchez-Franco… - Humanities and Social …, 2023 - nature.com
The MECHANISMS study investigates how social norms for adolescent smoking and vaping
are transmitted through school friendship networks, and is the first study to use behavioral …

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 …

Awareness about the effects of tobacco consumption on oral health and the possibility of smoking behavior among male Saudi schoolchildren

MA Nazir, K Almas - European Journal of dentistry, 2017 - thieme-connect.com
Objective: To investigate an association between the awareness about the effects of tobacco
consumption on oral health and the likelihood of smoking among male schoolchildren …

MECHANISMS study: using Game Theory to assess the effects of social norms and social networks on adolescent smoking in schools—study protocol

RF Hunter, F Montes, JM Murray… - Frontiers in Public …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
This proof of concept study harnesses novel transdisciplinary insights to contrast two school-
based smoking prevention interventions among adolescents in the UK and Colombia. We …

Prevalence and correlates of tobacco use among adolescents in the schools of Kalaiya, Nepal: a cross-sectional questionnaire based study

RK Bhaskar, MN Sah, K Gaurav, SC Bhaskar… - Tobacco induced …, 2016 - Springer
Background Adolescent students are vulnerable group for tobacco addiction. Tobacco use
among school children is becoming a serious problem in developing countries. This study …

Tobacco smoking status and perception of health among a sample of Jordanian students

S Alzyoud, KA Kheirallah, LS Weglicki… - International journal of …, 2014 - mdpi.com
Limited data are available from Jordan examining patterns of tobacco use among
adolescents, or how use is related to health perceptions. This study aims to estimate the …

Comparing cigarette smoking knowledge and attitudes among smokers and non-smokers

C Haddad, H Sacre, A Hajj, N Lahoud, Z Akiki… - … Science and Pollution …, 2020 - Springer
Smoking prevalence in Lebanon was reported by the World Health Organization to be 43%,
which is among the highest rates in the Arab nation. The objectives of this study were to …