School policy and tobacco use by students in Bihar, India.

The association between school tobacco policies and tobacco use prevalence among students were examined. A two stage cluster sample design with probability proportional to the enrolment in grades VIII-X was used. Comparison was made between schools with a tobacco policy (Federal schools) and schools without a policy (State schools).

Tobacco use among students in Bihar (India).

Unlabelled: Determination of the prevalence and attitudes toward tobacco use was assessed among 13-15 years school students in Bihar (India).

Settings And Design: Schools having grade 8-10 in Bihar. A two stage cluster sample design was used.

Tobacco water: a special form of tobacco use in the Mizoram and Manipur states of India.

Background: Tuibur and hidakphu are watery tobacco products made by passing tobacco smoke through water. These have neither been described in the health literature nor are there any reports of epidemiological studies on these products. We collected information on the use of these products in Mizoram and Manipur.

Tobacco use among school personnel in eight North-eastern states of India.

Aims: To obtain baseline information about tobacco use prevalence, knowledge and attitude among school personnel in Eight North-eastern states of India (Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, and Tripura).

Material And Methods: A sample of schools with probability proportional to the enrollment in grades 8-10. Anonymous self-administered questionnaire was used for all personnel working in the selected schools.

Tobacco use among students in the eight North-eastern states of India.

Objectives: To obtain baseline information about prevalence of tobacco use among school children in eight states in the North-eastern part of India.

Material And Methods: A two-stage probability sample of students in grades 8-10 corresponding to 13 to 15 years of age was selected in each state and surveyed through an anonymous, self-administered questionnaire.

Results: Among the sampled schools, the school response rate was 100% in all states except Tripura (92%) and Meghalaya (96%).