| Article Name : | |
| Attitude And Awareness On The Ill-effects Of Tobbaco Consumption Among Adolescents-an Intervention Programme |
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| C. Divyalakshi and Mahjabeen |
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| Ashok Yakkaldevi |
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| GRT-1354 |
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| Abstract : | |
| The present investigation was aimed to assess the attitude and awareness on the illeffects of tobacco consumption among adolescents through an intervention programme. A random sample of 120 adolescent boys in the age group of 14-16 years was taken for the present study. Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) a questionnaire developed by World Health Organization was used for conducting the present study. The collected data was tabulated and subjected to statistical analysis using percentage analysis, Mann-Whitney test and Wilcoxon signed ranks test. The results of the present study showed that there is a significant difference in the attitude and knowledge on the ill effects of tobacco consumption among school going adolescents |
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