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increasing awareness health risks associated tobacco use led many countries enact tobacco control legislation protect citizens harmful effects tobacco use young people important stakeholders many aspects tobacco control legislation studyaims assess awareness existing tobacco control laws among young people attitudes towards laws factors associated youth awareness support tobacco control legislation nigeria descriptive crosssectional survey carried among 950 students enrolled six randomly selected public private schools mushin local government area lagos state using multi stage sampling method respondents completed pretested selfadministered questionnaire eliciting information awareness support tobacco control laws selected thematicareas data analysed using spss 170 presented frequency tables cross tabulations participants 1418 years age 558 mean age 141 22 years slightly male female respondents twothirds respondents aware laws exist regulate tobacco use nigeria specifically 60 students knew tobacco smoking outlawed schools medical establishment public vehicles offices many aware advert bans tobacco products television newspapers radio magazines cinemas respondents however less informed penalties violating tobacco restriction laws majority supported law prohibiting cigarette smoking health facilities 843 schools 837 public transportation 795 cinemas 763 relatively fewer 496 respondents felt smoking prohibited bars restaurants nightclubs significant proportion believed young people nigeria allowed buy 764 sell 761 cigarettes 137 respondents support law banning cigarette advertisement mass forms media similarly 122 support law allowing cigarette sponsorship promotions cigarette companies majority 837 respondents agreed law banning sale cigarettes arouhd school premises 662 supported ban sales cigarettes single sticks majority students 783 agreed health warnings placed cigarette packages 625 agreed prices cigarettes increased discourage buyers 692 agreed cigarette scenes prohibited movies kids general majority 943 respondents expressed high level support tobacco related legislation bivariate analysis showed students received pocket money found significantly higher levels awareness compared receive pocket money p0003 also found females generally less supportive tobacco control legislation compared male counterparts school based education programs carried inform educate students existing tobaccolaws nigeria policy makers leverage support key stakeholders like youngpeople forthd passage effective implementation tobacco control laws