Prevalence, patterns, and predictors of tobacco consumption among adolescents: An observational study from a rural area of Rajasthan

• Main Authors: Ajay Gupta (Author), Somya Grover (Author), Komal Sakrawal (Author), Abhishek Kumar (Author), Sadhana Meena (Author), Monika Rathore (Author), Pragya Kumawat (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The prevalence of smoking cigarettes among adolescents in India is nearly one in 10, and almost half of them initiate tobacco use before turning 10 years old. Our study objective was to assess the prevalence of tobacco consumption and the sociodemographic factors associated with tobacco...