| Title |
Promoting Life Skills and Preventing Tobacco Use among Low-Income Mumbai Youth: Effects of Salaam Bombay Foundation Intervention
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, April 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0034982 |
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| Authors |
Glorian Sorensen, Prakash C. Gupta, Eve Nagler, Kasisomayajula Viswanath |
| Abstract |
In response to India's growing tobacco epidemic, strategies are needed to decrease tobacco use among Indian youth, particularly among those who are economically disadvantaged. The objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a school-based life-skills tobacco control program for youth of low socio-economic status in Mumbai and the surrounding state of Maharashtra. We hypothesized that compared to youth in control schools, youth exposed to the program would have greater knowledge of effects of tobacco use; be more likely to take action to prevent others from using tobacco; demonstrate more positive life skills and attitudes; and be less likely to report tobacco use. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
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| Bangladesh | 1 | <1% |
| Ethiopia | 1 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Denmark | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 132 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
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| Student > Master | 27 | 20% |
| Researcher | 25 | 18% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 21 | 15% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 11 | 8% |
| Other | 8 | 6% |
| Other | 18 | 13% |
| Unknown | 28 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 31 | 22% |
| Social Sciences | 20 | 14% |
| Psychology | 17 | 12% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 12 | 9% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 5% |
| Other | 17 | 12% |
| Unknown | 34 | 25% |