ArticleJournal of International Society of Preventive & Community Dentistry
Knowledge, attitude and behavioral determinants of tobacco use among 13-15 year old school children.
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- Determinants of knowledge of risks associated with cigarette smoking among adolescents in Scotland.European journal of public health · 2025Article
- Prevalence and awareness of tobacco-related habits among the students of Gannavaram: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study.Journal of education and health promotion · 2025Article
- The effect of parental smoking on preadolescents' implicit and explicit perceptions of smoking-related cues.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2018Article
- Urban and rural disparity in tobacco use and knowledge about oral cancer among adolescents: An epidemiological survey on 12 and 15-year school going students.Journal of International Society of Preventive & Community Dentistry · 2016Article
- Assessment of knowledge, attitude, and practices and motivation to quit tobacco habits in relation to age and educational status among male tobacco users visiting a Government Dental College Hospital, India.Industrial psychiatry journalArticle
- Perception of Tobacco Use among School-Going Early Adolescent Children in Udupi District: A Cross-sectional Study.Journal of psychiatry spectrumArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe epidemic of tobacco use is one of the greatest threats to global health today. Tobacco attributable deaths in India currently range from 800,000 to 900,000 per year. Adolescents are among the most vulnerable group to start tobacco use. Information on tobacco use among the youth is necessary to establish control measures against it.
objectivesTo assess the knowledge, attitude, and behavioral determinants of tobacco use among high school students (age13-15 years) in Bangalore. MATERIALS AND
methodA cross-sectional study was conducted over a period of 3 weeks in the month of September 2012. A structured, pretested questionnaire was administered randomly to 500 high school students in Bangalore to assess the knowledge, attitude, and behavioral determinants of tobacco use.
resultsMajority of the study population [94.4% (472/500)] believed that smoking is definitely harmful to our health. Also, 39.0% of the participants of age 13 years believed that smoking does not help in socializing and 92.2% of study subjects had negative attitude toward starting the habit. Most of them (83.9%) had a negative perception about smokers that they lack confidence. However, less than 1% of the study population had a habit of smoking at this young age.
conclusionAwareness of the harmful effects of smoking was high among the study population. The study provides insight into the factors to consider while planning adolescent anti-smoking programs in this and similar settings.
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