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ArticleBMC public health2025

Religiosity, school connectedness, and tobacco use susceptibility: a longitudinal study of adolescents in Mumbai and Kolkata, India.

William J McCarthy, Ritesh Mistry, Namrata K Puntambekar, Trivellore Raghunathan, Michael J Kleinsasser, Maruti B Desai, Prakash C Gupta, Mangesh S Pednekar

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William J McCarthyFielding School of Public Health, University of California-Los Angeles, A2-125 CHS, mc 690015; 650 Charles Young Drive;, Los Angeles, CA, 90095-6900, United States of America. wmccarth@ucla.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8296-7765
Ritesh MistryDepartment of Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America.
Namrata K PuntambekarHealis Sekhsaria Institute for Public Health, Mumbai, India.
Trivellore RaghunathanSurvey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America.
Michael J KleinsasserDepartment of Biostatistics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America.
Maruti B DesaiHealis Sekhsaria Institute for Public Health, Mumbai, India.
Prakash C GuptaHealis Sekhsaria Institute for Public Health, Mumbai, India.
Mangesh S PednekarHealis Sekhsaria Institute for Public Health, Mumbai, India.

Funding

Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Tobacco Use and Tobacco Control Policy in IndiaR01CA201415 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI MISTRY, RITESH I, PEDNEKAR, MANGESH SURYAKANT · 2016 to 2021
$2.7M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA201415NIH HHS R01CA201415
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Abstract

backgroundReligiosity and school connectedness have been shown to protect adolescents from tobacco use initiation in the U.S. and Europe but have not been examined in India. A population-based in-home survey of 1,982 adolescents' susceptibility to tobacco use in India was examined in relation to several adolescent prosocial factors: connectedness with school, and three indicators of religiosity.

methodsReligiosity measures included participant frequency of attendance at places of worship (e.g., mosque, temple), frequency of prayer, and importance of prayer. School connectedness measures included feeling like you are a part of the school, you are happy at your school, and you feel safe at your school. Primary outcome was susceptibility to tobacco use defined as intention to or openness to using tobacco during next 12 months.

resultsMore in Mumbai than in Kolkata, adolescent prosocial factors were associated with reduced susceptibility to tobacco use. Adolescents' sex-at-birth also influenced these associations.

conclusionEncouraging religiosity and school connectedness may help reduce adolescent susceptibility to tobacco use in India.

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Adolescent BehaviorReligionSchoolsTobacco UseAdolescentFemaleHumansIndiaLongitudinal StudiesMaleAdolescenceHinduIndiaKolkataMumbaiMuslimProsocial factorsReligiositySchool connectednessTobacco use susceptibility

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PMCPMC12595895

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