Tobacco consumption behavior and its associated factors among in-school adolescent students of Saptari, Nepal.

ABSTRACT: Tobacco consumption among adolescent students in Nepal has grown to an alarming proportion, raising serious concerns about associated factors. The study aimed to describe the tobacco consumption behavior of in-school adolescent students and its associated factors. A cross-sectional survey design was followed to conduct the study. Students of community schools in Class 10 of a municipality in Saptari, Nepal, were the population of the study. All students who were present on the day of data collection participated in the study. Two hundred and twenty-five students participated in the study with a response rate of 95.74%. A validated, self-administered anonymous questionnaire was used to collect data. Frequency, percentage, and binary logistic regression were used to analyze the data. The pro

SUBMITTER: Mandal AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11698322 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature