Open AccessExploring Factors that Influence Smoking Initiation and Cessation among Current Smokers
Author(s) -
Cheangaivendan Chezhian,
Shruti Murthy,
Satish Prasad,
Jyoti Bala Kasav,
Krishna Mohan Surapaneni,
Sangeeta Sharma,
Awnish Kumar Singh,
Ashish Joshi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/12047.5917
Subject(s) - smoking cessation , medicine , demographics , environmental health , incentive , cross sectional study , demography , pathology , sociology , economics , microeconomics
Worldwide, cigarette smoking kills 5 million people annually, and leads to illness, disability and death. This study aimed to assess the factors influencing smoking initiation and cessation among current smokers in Chennai, India.