Risk factors associated with tobacco habits among adolescents: a cross-sectional school-based study

The increase in tobacco use among adolescents in India is fraught with serious public health implications. The knowledge of factors which influence this habit could assist in tackling this problem. Hence, we aimed to determine factors associated with tobacco use among school students. The increase in tobacco use among adolescents in India is fraught with serious public health implications. The knowledge of factors which influence this habit could assist in tackling this problem. Hence, we aimed to determine factors associated with tobacco use among school students. Of the 4786 students, 'current tobacco use' was reported by 197 (4.1%) students; 107 (2.2%) were exclusive smokers, 49 (1%) were exclusive tobacco chewers and 41 (0.9%) used both forms of tobacco. Tobacco use was less frequent among children of white collar than blue collar fathers (p