A MATHEMATICAL MODEL FOR GIVING UP SMOKING AMONG STUDENTS

Abstract

Today, students are increasingly affected by smoking. For this reason, this study introduces a mathematical model that describes how 15 years and above students get influenced by tobacco based on a system of ordinary nonlinear differential equations. It is used to analyze the equilibrium points, the basic reproductive number (𝑅0), their local stability, and their global stability. The system has been solved numerically by the fourth-order Runge - Kutta method using python. The results have been verified with the real data. The observation indicates a concerning increase in smoking behavior, coupled with a decline in quitting rates over a period of time.