Tobacco usage among adolescents in Shivamogga. A cross-sectional study.
We observed that a significant proportion of adolescents, particularly in rural areas, engage in smoking and smokeless tobacco use, which aligns with national and international data on adolescent tobacco use trends.
Authors
- Raghavendraswamy Koppad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5524-6185)
- N. Pradeep Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4504-4704)
- Ajay Mallya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2280-3176)
Institutions
- Manipal Academy of Higher Education (IN)
- Kasturba Medical College, Manipal (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2025-11-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7417/ct.2025.5296
- Primary Topic
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00