Factors attributing to initiation of tobacco use in adolescent students of Moradabad, (UP) India

Tobacco consumption is a major health menace owing to its widespread use particularly among adolescents. Owing to the presence of impressionable, curious minds, adolescents are highly prone to a number of influences within and outside home, leading them to experiment with tobacco. The addictive natu...

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Published in:Indian journal of dental research Vol. 20; no. 3; pp. 346 - 349
Main Authors: Ravishankar, TL, Nagarajappa, Ramesh
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.07.2009
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior - psychology
Adolescents
Attitude to Health
Behavior
Chi-Square Distribution
Child
Children & youth
Demographic aspects
experimental tobacco use
Families & family life
Family Health
Female
Humans
India
Male
Mortality
Parent-Child Relations
parental tobacco use
Peer Group
Prevention
Risk Factors
Schools
Smoking - psychology
Students
Teenagers
Tobacco habit
Tobacco Use Disorder - psychology
Variables
Wellness programs
India
ISSN:0970-9290, 1998-3603, 1998-3603
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Summary:Tobacco consumption is a major health menace owing to its widespread use particularly among adolescents. Owing to the presence of impressionable, curious minds, adolescents are highly prone to a number of influences within and outside home, leading them to experiment with tobacco. The addictive nature of tobacco is potent enough to turn these experimental users to addicts. To identify the prominent factors leading to initiation of tobacco use among adolescents of Moradabad. Two-stage sampling was used to identify 590 adolescents (study population) from four senior secondary schools in Moradabad. The response towards tobacco, and its use, was assessed through structured questionnaires. Responses of all study population and association between dependent and explanatory variables were assessed using chi2 test (Chi-square test) using SPSS package (version 12). The study results show that 17.3% of the adolescents have experimented with tobacco. Curiosity and peer pressure were the main reasons behind trying tobacco. Parental tobacco status, especially place of use (at home or outside), had a significant influence on adolescents experimenting tobacco. Tobacco use by parents is likely to influence adolescents, as they perceive tobacco use as a positive and acceptable behavior, and develop favorable personal beliefs and subjective norms towards tobacco use.
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ISSN:0970-9290
1998-3603
1998-3603
DOI:10.4103/0970-9290.57382