Background Helping young people to avoid starting smoking is a widely endorsed public
health goal, and schools provide a route to communicate with nearly all young people …

Background Smokeless tobacco, used by more than 300 million people globally, results in
substantial morbidity and mortality. For smokeless tobacco control, many countries have …

This report, WHO's fourth in the series, provides a country-level examination of the global
tobacco epidemic and identifies countries that have applied selected measures for reducing …

This chapter covers attitudes in relation to beliefs, intentions, behaviors and goals, and also
discusses the influence of various processes of attitude formation and change, including …

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) contributes to more than 50 per cent disability
adjusted life years (DALYs) in India; and tobacco contributes to 7· 4 per cent of DALYs which …

Introduction: India has experienced marked sociocultural change, economic growth and
industry promotion of tobacco products over the past decade. Little is known about the …

Abstract Background In 2009, 48% of males aged 15 or over in Mongolia consumed
tobacco, placing Mongolia among the countries with the highest prevalence of male …

Background India implemented tobacco-free film and TV rules (Rules) to protect adolescents
and young adults from tobacco exposure. Objective To assess tobacco imagery in online …

Background Seeing portrayals of tobacco and alcohol in music videos (MVs) may reduce
perceived risks, increase susceptibility, and lead to the initiation of tobacco and alcohol use …

The objective of this paper is to provide a comprehensive evidence based model aimed at
addressing multi-level risk factors influencing tobacco use among children and adolescents …