A cross-sectional study on the role of film stars and peers in smoking initiation and tobacco use among male adolescents aged 13–15 years in Chennai city, Tamil Nadu, India

A cross-sectional study on the role of film stars and peers in smoking initiation and tobacco use among male adolescents aged 13–15 years in Chennai city, Tamil Nadu, India

Background: Exposure to tobacco at a young age leads to a subsequent smoking habit in large proportions of the population in adulthood. Social and mass media have both positive and negative effects on adolescents’ behavior and social skills and therefore play vital roles in driving this behavior. Ob...

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Main Authors: Anusha Raghavan, Nishanthi B Murali, Dian Farhana Binti Alba, Aparna Sukumaran, Madan Kumar Parangimalai Diwakar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:Scientific Dental Journal
Subjects:
adolescent
adolescent behavior
habits
mass media
smoking
tobacco
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