| Type | Journal Article - Tobacco induced diseases |
| Title | Prevalence and correlates of tobacco use among adolescents in the schools of Kalaiya, Nepal: a cross-sectional questionnaire based study |
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| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication (Day/Month/Year) | 2016 |
| URL | https://tobaccoinduceddiseases.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12971-016-0075-x |
| Abstract | Background Adolescent students are vulnerable group for tobacco addiction. Tobacco use among school children is becoming a serious problem in developing countries. This study was carried out to estimate the prevalence of tobacco use and to determine associated factors among adolescent students of Kalaiya municipality. Methods A cross sectional survey was carried out by self-administered questionnaire adapted from Global Youth Tobacco Survey to assess tobacco use among the representative sample of 1540 adolescent students selected by stratified random sampling from December 2014 to May 2015. |
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