| Socio-demographic characteristics including age, sex, in-school/out-of-school status, school year (if in school), marital status, employment status, religious affiliation, average weekly spending money, and functional disabilities (i.e., impairment in vision, mobility, cognition, memory, self-care, and communication).
Modules 2-8 focused on use of tobacco and nicotine products (Figure 2). These modules collected detailed information on:
Smoked tobacco products, specifically manufactured/factory-made cigarettes, RYO/hand-rolled
cigarettes, shisha/waterpipe/hookah, and other tobacco products such as cigars, cheroots, and
cigarillos.
HTPs such as heat sticks
Smokeless tobacco products such as chewing tobacco (e.g.,tobacco leaf, tobacco leaf and lime, kuber), tobacco applied topically (e.g., tobacco toothpaste like Dentobac or tobacco tooth powder like Ial), and snuff.
Nicotine products, specifically e-cigarettes.
Modules 2-8 collected data on type and quantity of products smoked, frequency of smoking, age of initiation, context of tobacco use (e.g., where and with whom they smoke), access to tobacco and novel products (e.g., how they obtain these products, where, and the cost), tobacco and nicotine product use intentions among current non-users, and ability to resist use when offered a product by friends or family.
Module 9 focused on adolescents’ knowledge, attitudes, perceptions, and intentions regarding tobacco and its consequences, tobacco use history of parents, guardians, or family members, tobacco use among close friends, and exposure to TAPS and anti-tobacco messages.
Optional module 1 focused on the use of nicotine pouches and collected data similar to modules 2-8 above.
Optional module 2 focused on cessation of tobacco use.
Optional module 3 assessed exposure to tobacco smoke inindoor and outdoor public places. |
