Some Epidemiological Factors related to Smoking among Secondary School Children of Delhi Urban Area
- 1 June 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in International Journal of Epidemiology
- Vol. 7 (2) , 183-184
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/7.2.183
Abstract
The smoking habits of 1284 school children in Delhi Urban Areas (India) were studied. The prevalence of cigarette smoking was 8.7% overall, increasing from 5.4% amongst boys age 14 to 26.7% at age 19. Nearly 80% started smoking between the ages of 11 to 14 years. Smoking habit was associated with family income and presence of smokers in the family.Keywords
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