"Smoking initiation" refers to the beginning or starting point of someone's smoking habit. It is the first time a person tries smoking or starts smoking regularly. Full definition
The only factor in the selected model that showed a significant direct correlation with early smoking initiation was inadequate knowledge of the dangers of smoking. (scirp.org)
These results suggested that the items in the specially produced questionnaire were valid for investigating «factors related to smoking initiation in adolescence». (scirp.org)
In this study, we used a specially produced questionnaire to investigate factors related to smoking initiation during adolescence. (scirp.org)