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 (2012-2013) of northeast state, India. The spatial autocorrelation between the smokeless tobacco and various socio-demographic variables were calculated and spatial maps were generated using QGIS and GeoDa. Conclusion: Results along with earlier evidence on the prevalence of smokeless tobacco suggest that local public health action on tobacco consumption might help to reduce its consumption. Surveys that properly represent tobacco and alcohol consumptions at the district level are recommended.