New Delhi: Nineteen per cent boys and eight per cent girls in the age group of 13-15 have used tobacco products in recent months, mostly in the form of non-commercially produced cigarettes such as bidis, hand-rolled cigarettes made of unprocessed tobacco wrapped in leaves, said a report.

According to the report by the Population Reference Bureau, the usage of such products has prevailed because they are relatively affordable, poorly regulated and easily obtained from street vendors and kiosks.