Trends of smokeless tobacco in India- Narrative review
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چکیده
South Asia, primarily India, is the major producer and exporter of various forms tobacco products worldwide. All (smoke smokeless/chewable/inhaled) such as cigarettes, pipes, cigars, beedis, paan snuff have been implicated in development oral cancer. Almost 13% population India chews form pan or gutkha. People consume khaini, mishri, zarda, gutkha, mawa naas. Areca nut chewing also widely practised India. Males found more likely to develop esophageal cancer because consumption. Children, teenagers pregnant women are using for pleasure, stress relieving, social situations etc. Epidemiological studies suggest consumption prevalent lower socioeconomic strata. Oral called squamous cell carcinoma, submucous fibrosis (OSMF), leukoplakia, erosive lichen planus, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) hypertension a few manifestations Smokeless users show mortality 1.2–1.96 (men) 1.3 (women). Educational intervention, mass media intervention television ads, public posters, newspaper articles, folk dramas most recent cessation camps implied spread awareness about misbeliefs consuming demonstrating health hazards associated with it.
منابع مشابه
Smokeless tobacco and health in India and South Asia.
South Asia is a major producer and net exporter of tobacco. Over one-third of tobacco consumed regionally is smokeless. Traditional forms like betel quid, tobacco with lime and tobacco tooth powder are commonly used and the use of new products is increasing, not only among men but also among children, teenagers, women of reproductive age, medical and dental students and in the South Asian diasp...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Archives of dental research
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2277-3401']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18231/j.adr.2023.006