Determinants of cigarette/bidi smoking among youth male in rural Mymensingh of Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Smoking cigarette/bidi, is a serious health threat, causes preventable premature morbidity and mortality. Higher prevalence of smoking among the youth hampers a country's development, as the youth are the main drivers of socio-economic development. An effective understanding of factors associated with youth smoking is precious to prevent youth smoking. This study aims to identify the determinants of smoking cigarette/bidi among the youth male of the rural areas of Mymensingh district in Bangladesh.

Methods

The primary data from the project "Knowledge, awareness and practices among youth smokers in Trishal Upazila under Mymensingh district: A micro-survey study", funded by the Research and Extension Center, Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University, Bangladesh was u

SUBMITTER: Rahman KMM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7769457 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature