Tobacco Consumption, Early Initiation, and Determinants Among School-Going Adolescents in Ranchi, Jharkhand: A Cross-Sectional Study.
OBJECTIVE India faces a rapidly increasing burden of oral cancer. Adolescence is a critical period for risk-taking behaviours, yet state-level, school-based data from high-burden regions such as Jharkhand are limited. To estimate the prevalence and patterns of tobacco use and identify socio-demographic, familial, and a...