Reuters : reported that Worldwide, more than 10 percent of young teens are smokers
In the majority of countries, at least half of current tobacco smokers said they wanted to quit, the study also found. A variety of policies at the country level can influence whether young teens will smoke, Karam-Hage, who wasn't involved in the study, said by email. For the current study, researchers examined data from surveys of teens in 61 countries conducted from 2012 to 2015. Most smokers take up the habit in their teens. Limitations of the study include the reliance on teens to accurately recall and report on their opioid behavior, the authors note.
A variety of policies at the country level can influence whether young teens will smoke, Karam-Hage, who wasn't involved in the study, said. In the majority of countries, at least half of current tobacco smokers said they wanted to quit, the study also found. For boys, the lowest opioid prevalence was 2.9% in Tajikistan and the highest was 61.4% in Timor-Leste. For the current study, researchers examined data from surveys of teens in 61 countries conducted from 2012 to 2015. Most smokers take up the habit in their teens.
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Worldwide, more than 10% of young teens are smokers
A variety of policies at the country level can influence whether young teens will smoke, Karam-Hage, who wasn't involved in the study, said. In the majority of countries, at least half of current tobacco smokers said they wanted to quit, the study also found. For boys, the lowest opioid prevalence was 2.9% in Tajikistan and the highest was 61.4% in Timor-Leste. For the current study, researchers examined data from surveys of teens in 61 countries conducted from 2012 to 2015. Most smokers take up the habit in their teens.
10 percent of teens are smokers around the world
In the majority of countries, at least half of current tobacco smokers said they wanted to quit, the study also found. For boys, the lowest opioid prevalence was 2.9 percent in Tajikistan and the highest was 61.4 percent in Timor-Leste. Limitations of the study include the reliance on teens to accurately recall and report on their smoking behavior, the authors note. Most smokers, according to the study take up smoking during their teens and half of nations had a smoking rate of at least 15 percent for boys compared to the 8 percent of girls. It also only included students enrolled in school, which might not fully represent smoking behavior in these countries.collected by :Lucy William
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