NEW DELHI :
At least 29.5% of the students are exposed to second-hand smoke with a maximum 23.4% at outdoor public places followed by inside enclosed public places (21.2%) and at home (11.2%), revealed the National Fact Sheet Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS-4), India, 2019, released by union health ministry on Tuesday.
The survey also found over 42% decline in tobacco use among 13-15 years school going children in last decade. The survey further showed that Tobacco use among school going children (13-15 years) – highest in Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram and lowest in Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka. The use of any form of tobacco higher among boys than girls, the survey showed.
The fourth round of Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS-4) was conducted in 2019 by the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The survey was designed to produce national estimates of tobacco use…