| Literature DB >> 26273585 |
Nathan John Grills1, Rajesh Singh2, Rajkumari Singh2, Bradley C Martin1.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Nearly one-third of adults in India use tobacco, resulting in 1.2 million deaths. However, little is known about knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) related to smoking in the impoverished state of Uttarakhand.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26273585 PMCID: PMC4530211 DOI: 10.1155/2015/132120
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biomed Res Int Impact factor: 3.411
Prevalence of tobacco usage in Uttarakhand.
| Female (%) | 95% CI | Male (%) | 95% CI | Overall (%) | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current tobacco users (both smokers and chewers) |
| (6.4, 12.4) |
| (63.2, 75.8) |
| (35.3, 42.7) |
| Current tobacco smokers |
| (1.2, 6.1) |
| (42.1, 66.0) |
| (23.6, 33.4) |
| Current tobacco chewers |
| (2.0, 9.7) |
| (29.9, 43.6) |
| (16.3, 25.8) |
| Ex-smokers |
| (0, 1.09) |
| (0.0, 6.7) |
| (0.0, 3.8) |
| Ex-tobacco chewers |
| (0, 0.29) |
| (0.0, 2.5) |
| (0.0, 1.3) |
Awareness about risks/harms of tobacco usage in subgroups (percentage of those who were aware of the risks).
| Passive smoking (%) | Stroke association (%) | Infertility (%) | Heart disease (%) | Lung cancer (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall % who were aware of harms | 73.5 | 40.5 | 32.5 | 67 | 89.3 |
| Age group | |||||
| 18–34 | 75.9 | 44.6 | 42.5 | 74.1 | 97.5 |
| 35–51 | 78.5 | 36.7 | 28.5 | 63.7 | 92.1 |
| 52–67 | 65.0 | 26.2 | 17.4 | 62.9 | 91.1 |
| 68> | 46.3 | 15.5 | 13.4 | 29.5 | 88.8 |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 80.0 | 41.7 | 33.4 | 72.1 | 93.0 |
| Female | 67.0 | 33.7 | 33.7 | 62.0 | 85.5 |
| Education status | |||||
| Higher studies | 85.1 | 58.8 | 46.1 | 90.2 | 98.0 |
| Higher secondary | 87.2 | 49.9 | 41.7 | 83.0 | 97.3 |
| Upper primary | 75.8 | 43.7 | 40.2 | 76.2 | 97.2 |
| Primary | 68.2 | 41.7 | 29.7 | 56.6 | 92.2 |
| No formal education | 63.1 | 18.6 | 20.1 | 49.0 | 77.4 |
Figure 1Factors that promoted attempts to stop using tobacco.
Source of advertising of tobacco products and information about the dangers.
| Medium | Warnings/demotions | Tobacco promotions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (%) | No (%) | Unsure | Yes (%) | No (%) | Unsure | |
| Newspaper/magazines | 46.5 | 37.5 | 16 | 4.3 | 74.8 | 12.9 |
| Television/films |
| 5 | 9.1 | 25.7 | 52.9 | 21.5 |
| Radio | 22.2 | 57.5 | 12.3 | 0.6 | 74.2 | 25.2 |
| Billboards/posters/signage | 33.8 | 44.6 | 21.6 | 0.3 | 75.2 | 24.5 |
| Public transport vehicles | 41.7 | 36.6 | 21.7 | 0.2 | 75.6 | 24.2 |
| On tobacco packaging | 18 | 33.8 | 48.2 | 12.9 | 68.4 | 18.7 |
| Talking to family | 41.7 | 40.5 | 17.8 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Talking to friends | 15.5 | 45.8 | 38.7 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Stores where products are sold | N/A | N/A | N/A | 16.2 | 65 | 18.8 |
| Occupation | (%) | 95% CI | Education level/students | (%) | 95% CI | Income level* (Rs.) | (%) | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | 26.2% | 21.3–31.1 | Higher studies | 30.0% | 22.3–37.4 |
| 32.7% | 27.7–37.6 |
| Driver | 62.2% | 42.4–81.9 | Higher Secondary | 40.6% | 31.7–49.5 |
| 39.2% | 36.1–42.3 |
| Government | 76.6% | 54.0–99.2 | Upper primary | 40.2% | 35.1–45.2 |
| 39.9% | 34.9–44.9 |
| Labourer | 75.1% | 69.0–81.2 | Primary | 40.0% | 33.3–46.7 |
| 44.3% | 33.7–54.9 |
| Housework | 8.96% | 5.2–12.8 | None | 42.2% | 35.5–48.8 |
| 39.3% | 28.6–49.9 |
| Shopkeeper | 57.2% | 46.2–68.1 | ||||||
| Student | 22.6% | 11.2–34.1 |
*Household income is commonly estimated by food expenditure in Rupees/month.
| Age | Prevalence of tobacco usage (smoking or chewing) | 95% CI | Prevalence of smoking | 95% CI | Prevalence of chewing | 95% CI | Prevalence of both chewing and smoking | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18–34 | 25.7% | 22.6–28.8 | 16.5% | 13.9–19.16 | 16.9% | 14.3–19.6 | 7.7% | 5.9–9.6 |
| 35–51 | 41.0% | 37.8–45.7 | 31.6% | 28.0–35.4 | 17.2% | 14.2–20.3 | 7.1% | 5.1–9.2 |
| 52–67 | 54.2% | 49.0–59.4 | 47.4% | 42.2–52.2 | 10.7% | 7.5–13.9 | 3.8% | 1.9–5.8 |
| >68 | 55.9% | 46.5–65.2 | 45.9% | 35.5–55.3 | 14.4% | 7.8–21.0 | 4.5% | 0.6–8.4 |