Influencing Factors on Smoking Habits in Public Schools of Bhaktapur in Nepal

Abstract

Teenage is the prime time for a person where most of students of grade 11 and 12 fall under it. This is the transition age of their growth. During this transition period, the students experience change in physical, mental and cognitive stages of mind. Therefore, they desire to have new experiences. One of the major desires is smoking habit, which is considered growing popular culture among students. However, the study covers teenager students and their smoking habits of public schools in Bhaktpur with the objectives to explore the overview of smoking habits and influencing factors to smoke.

Keywords: teenage students, smoking habits, experiences, influencing factors