Health Minister Iruthisham Adam has stated that Maldivians on average start smoking at a very young age and that habit usually starts from home.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/maldivians-start-smoking-very-young-age-health-minister
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/miadhu-maldives
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/smoking
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tobacco
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maldives
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-asia