From impression to addiction: The pathways of adolescent tobacco use
Aim: To understand the psychodynamics of tobacco use among 11- to 14-year-olds in Ahmedabad, India. Materials and Methods: A self-administered questionnaire was used to gather information on tobacco use from 5,266 students, aged 11 to 14, enrolled in government-aided English medium schools in Ahmeda...
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| author | Parth R Pandya Tejas C Vaja C Arjun Radhika P Vijayan Shipha Hegde Shivani Kataria Sheron Jokhi |
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| description | Aim: To understand the psychodynamics of tobacco use among 11- to 14-year-olds in Ahmedabad, India. Materials and Methods: A self-administered questionnaire was used to gather information on tobacco use from 5,266 students, aged 11 to 14, enrolled in government-aided English medium schools in Ahmedabad. IBM® SPSS® 26.0 software along with Chi-square tests were used to analyze the data. Results: A total of 7.2% (376) had ever used tobacco. Of the users, 96.6% (363) knew it was harmful, 76.3% (287) were boys, and 85.2% (320) were initiated by family and friends. Conclusion: Despite being aware of the dangers of tobacco and being unable to purchase from vendors, children continued to obtain tobacco products, being influenced by their close social networks. An effective cessation measure should be directed toward this psychodynamic etiology. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8985a90ff2df4cc4b447eff8365b7b8d2024-04-04T16:37:38ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences0975-74062024-01-0116510911110.4103/jpbs.jpbs_920_23From impression to addiction: The pathways of adolescent tobacco useParth R PandyaTejas C VajaC ArjunRadhika P VijayanShipha HegdeShivani KatariaSheron JokhiAim: To understand the psychodynamics of tobacco use among 11- to 14-year-olds in Ahmedabad, India. Materials and Methods: A self-administered questionnaire was used to gather information on tobacco use from 5,266 students, aged 11 to 14, enrolled in government-aided English medium schools in Ahmedabad. IBM® SPSS® 26.0 software along with Chi-square tests were used to analyze the data. Results: A total of 7.2% (376) had ever used tobacco. Of the users, 96.6% (363) knew it was harmful, 76.3% (287) were boys, and 85.2% (320) were initiated by family and friends. Conclusion: Despite being aware of the dangers of tobacco and being unable to purchase from vendors, children continued to obtain tobacco products, being influenced by their close social networks. An effective cessation measure should be directed toward this psychodynamic etiology.http://www.jpbsonline.org/article.asp?issn=0975-7406;year=2024;volume=16;issue=5;spage=109;epage=111;aulast=Pandyaabuseaddictionadolescentchildrentobacco |
| spellingShingle | Parth R Pandya Tejas C Vaja C Arjun Radhika P Vijayan Shipha Hegde Shivani Kataria Sheron Jokhi From impression to addiction: The pathways of adolescent tobacco use Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences abuse addiction adolescent children tobacco |
| title | From impression to addiction: The pathways of adolescent tobacco use |
| title_full | From impression to addiction: The pathways of adolescent tobacco use |
| title_fullStr | From impression to addiction: The pathways of adolescent tobacco use |
| title_full_unstemmed | From impression to addiction: The pathways of adolescent tobacco use |
| title_short | From impression to addiction: The pathways of adolescent tobacco use |
| title_sort | from impression to addiction the pathways of adolescent tobacco use |
| topic | abuse addiction adolescent children tobacco |
| url | http://www.jpbsonline.org/article.asp?issn=0975-7406;year=2024;volume=16;issue=5;spage=109;epage=111;aulast=Pandya |
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