Factors Associated with Tobacco Use in Students Attending Local Government Schools in Mumbai, India

Autor:	Chatterjee, Nilesh, Todankar, Priyamvada, Mandal, Gauri, Gupte, Himanshu, Thawal, Vaibhav, Bhutia, Tshering, Choudhuri, Leni
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2016
Předmět:	Tobacco use education India adolescents Mumbai Research Article
Zdroj:	Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention : APJCP
ISSN:	2476-762X 1513-7368
Popis:	Purpose: Factors associated with ever-use and differences between ever-users and non-users of tobacco among adolescent school students from low income families in Mumbai were assessed. Materials and Methods: A self-administered questionnaire, completed by 1918 students from grades 7, 8 and 9 in 12 schools managed by the city municipal corporation in July 2015, gathered data on socio-demographic characteristics, tobacco use and tobacco-related knowledge, attitudes and beliefs. Results: Although only 1% of respondents thought tobacco was cool, nearly 35% were unaware of associations between tobacco use and health problems. Male students were almost twice as likely (OR=2.5, P
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