Associations Between Tobacco Marketing and Use Among Urban Youth in India
Methods : Analysis of crosssectional survey data from Project MYTRI, a group randomized intervention trial, in Delhi and Chennai, India, collected from sixth and eighth graders (n=11,642), in 32 schools in 2004.
Results : Exposure to tobacco advertisements and receptivity to tobacco marketing were significantly related to increased tobacco use among students.
Conclusion : This association suggests the need to strengthen policy and programbased interventions in India to reduce the influence of such exposures.
Keywords: exposure to tobacco advertising; receptivity to tobacco marketing; schools; tobacco use; youth
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: 1 Director, Health Related Information Dissemination Amongst Youth (HRIDAY), New Delhi, India.
Publication date: May 1, 2008
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