Exposure to school-based tobacco prevention interventions in low-income and middle-income countries and its association with psychosocial predictors of smoking among adolescents: a pooled cross-sectional analysis of Global Youth Tobacco Survey data from 38 countries
CONCLUSION: Exposure to tobacco prevention programmes in schools is suboptimal in LMICs. Given the protective associations described in this study from school-based tobacco prevention programme exposure, it is imperative that national governments implement school-based programmes into ongoing tobacco control measures.PMID:38413149 | DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2022-070749
Source: Cancer Control - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Onyema Greg Chido-Amajuoyi Ikponmwosa Osaghae Israel Terungwa Agaku Baojiang Chen Dale S Mantey Source Type: research
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