Assessing determinants related to Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) use among school-going adolescents and implications for tobacco control in India

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Objectives

To study the intra-personal, socio-contextual and environmental determinants of ENDS use among school-going adolescents (grades 8, 9 and 11) in three urban Indian cities
To study the correlates of actual ENDS use, intentions and susceptibility to use ENDS among these adolescents
To study the challenges and opportunities for scaling-up action to control ENDS.

Results

Overall, 41% of students surveyed were from New Delhi, 34% from Ahmedabad, and 25% from Hyderabad. Results showed that about 84 students (4.2%) were ever ENDS users and 137 (6.8%) intended to use ENDS in the future. Multiple individuals, socio-contextual and environmental factors are associated with ENDS use among Indian adolescents.