Influence of Cigarette Advertisement on Smoking Habit among Adolescents in Borno Central Senatorial District of Borno State, Nigeria

In Nigeria, adolescent tobacco use is also posed a significant problem that worries stakeholders at all levels. It was globally found that one in five students aged 13 to 15 years had ever experimented with cigarette smoking, and about one in ten students currently smoked cigarettes. This study, therefore, sought to examine the Influence of cigarette advertisements on smoking habits among adolescents in the Borno central senatorial district of Borno State, Nigeria. The study shall adopt a descriptive survey research design. The sample size determination formula developed by Cochran was used to select 385 respondents. To generate quantitative data, a research instrument was used. Descriptive and inferential statistical tools, such as simple percentages and table presentation, are employed with statistical packages for social sciences SPSS, version 20 . The study found that the smokers listened to or watched cigarette advertising and how the media has been able to attract their attention and hold this population to Smoking. As a short time measure, government to revoke import licenses on tobacco and related products and regulate other supply chains. Sadiq Abubakar Mohammed | Dr. Kabiru Mustapha Yakasai | Yahaya Saleh Ibrahim "Influence of Cigarette Advertisement on Smoking Habit among Adolescents in Borno Central Senatorial District of Borno State, Nigeria" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-6 | Issue-7 , December 2022, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd52390.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/other-scientific-research-area/other/52390/influence-of-cigarette-advertisement-on-smoking-habit-among-adolescents-in-borno-central-senatorial-district-of-borno-state-nigeria/sadiq-abubakar-mohammed