IJCM_350A: Tobacco Abuse Among Adolescents in Shivamogga

Background: Tobacco and alcohol are very commonly used by the youth in urban and rural areas. NFHS-3 data shows that, among adolescents, 29% and 4% is the prevalence of tobacco use among males and females respectively. These numbers represent the overall usage of tobacco in some form, either cigaret...

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Main Authors: Mallya Ajay, Koppad Raghavendraswamy, Kumar Praveen N
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2024-04-01
Series:Indian Journal of Community Medicine
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_abstract350