Tobacco and Alcohol Use and the Impact of School Based Antitobacco Education for Knowledge Enhancement among Adolescent Students of Rural Kerala, India
Table 3
Sale of tobacco and alcohol near schools noticed.
(a)
Category
Tobacco sales not seen
Tobacco sales noticed
Total
value
Class IX
120 (60)
80 (40)
200 (100)
Class X
146 (43.1)
193 (56.9)
339 (100)
Class XI
115 (48.1)
124 (58.9)
239 (100)
0.0001
Class XII
122 (36.3)
214 (63.7)
336 (100)
Total
503 (45.2)
611 (54.8)
1114 (100)
(b)
Category
Alcohol sales not seen
Alcohol sales noticed
Total
value
Class IX
187 (93.5)
13 (6.5)
200 (100)
Class X
312 (92)
27 (8)
339 (100)
Class XI
205 (85.8)
34 (14.2)
239 (100)
0.014
Class XII
287 (85.4)
49 (14.6)
336 (100)
Total
991 (89)
123 (11)
1114 (100)
Statistically significant at 5% level using Chi-square test. Figures in parenthesis are row percentages.
