CONTEXT: century. The use of tobacco causes dependence both psychological and physical. AIMS: To find out the level of nicotine dependence and it correlates among adolescents. SETTINGS AND DESIGN: A community-based, cross-sectional, observational study was conducted in the Burdwan town, West Bengal, among 1354 adolescent tobacco users. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Data were collected by direct interview using a pretested, predesigned, semistructured schedule containing the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND) questionnaire. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: -test, one-way analysis of variance, Pearson's product-moment correlation coefficient, and multivariable linear regression were used. All the statistical analyses were performed using SPSS version 19.0. RESULTS: The mean FTND score was significantly higher among adolescents aged >15 years, males, Hindu, tobacco users from joint family, who belonged to lower socioeconomic status, who started using tobacco at the age of 10-12 years, using tobacco for ≥5 years, who were not married, were illiterate, working, and not aware of the injurious effect of tobacco to health. CONCLUSIONS: A suitable individualized approach should be used for those who want to quit tobacco depending on their FTND score.
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