Estimating the quantity of smokeless tobacco consumption among older adults in India

Geographical Variation on Smokeless Tobacco Consumption among Male and Female in Northeast States, India

Objective of the study is to identify sub-state regions with significantly high and low prevalence of smoking tobacco We also explored whether smoking was spatially correlated with the different background variables like education, occupation etc in order to find its present condition so that control intervention can be done. Methods: We used data from the cross-sectional survey DLHS-4 (2012-20...

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Association of exclusive smokeless tobacco consumption with hypertension in an adult male rural population of India

INTRODUCTION Tobacco consumption is a major source of mortality and morbidity in India . Prevalence of smokeless tobacco (ST) consumption in India is around 20%. Studies have shown increased prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors and an increased incidence of adverse cardiovascular events among the ST consumers. This is a cross-sectional study done to look into the association of exc...

Burden of smoked and smokeless tobacco consumption in India - results from the Global adult Tobacco Survey India (GATS-India)- 2009-201.

BACKGROUND The Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) was carried out for systematically monitoring tobacco use and for tracking key tobacco control indicators. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 70,802 households, including 42,647 in rural areas and 28,155 in urban areas, were covered with a three stage sampling design. Data were collected on sociodemographic characteristics, knowledge, attitude a...

Determinants of tobacco cessation behaviour among smokers and smokeless tobacco users in the states of Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh, India.

BACKGROUND This study was undertaken to identify the socio-demographic determinants of quit attempts among smokers and smokeless tobacco users to identify correlates of tobacco cessation behaviour in India. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a cross-sectional study for the outcome of quit attempts made by current tobacco users in last 12 months in twelve districts in two states. Simple and multiv...