Tobacco Consumption Practices among the School Students.
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2011-11
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Abstract
Research question: What is the prevalence of tobacco
consumption in school students of Anand Taluka in Gujarat.
Settings: Urban and rural areas of Anand taluka of
Gujarat.
Study design: A cross-sectional study.
Participants: School students of class 11th and 12th of
selected schools.
Methodology: Sample size taken for the study purpose
was 1200 in accordance with the prevalence of tobacco
consumption in Kheda district of Gujarat. The study was
conducted with the help of pre-tested, self-administered
questionnaire. Urban and rural areas were selected by simple
random sampling and school students were selected by
systematic random sampling.
Results: The prevalence of current tobacco users was
found to be 8.2%. Chewing is the most preferable form of
tobacco use. Maximum number of users started tobacco
use at the age of 11-15. The study showed a lack of
knowledge in the students regarding the consequences of
tobacco use. Friend’s and teacher’s smoking behaviour is
significantly associated with student’s tobacco
consumption.
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tobacco, adolescence, knowledge, health education, health consequences
Citation
Hanspal Roopa, Bhanderi Dinesh, Singh Jairaj, Singh Jaideep, Choudhary S K. Tobacco Consumption Practices among the School Students. Indian Medical Gazette. 2011 Nov ; 145 (11): 425-429.