A cross sectional study to analyse the smoking patterns and knowledge about harmful consequences of smoking on the beneficiaries attending the anti-tobacco clinic
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Dentistry - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: Tobacco is the second major cause of death in the world. The present study contemplates to analyse the smoking patterns and knowledge about harmful consequences of smoking on the beneficiaries attending the anti-tobacco clinic. Methodology: Type of Study: Cross Sectional study. Study Site: Tertiary Care Medical College Hospital M.Y (Maharaja Yashwantrao) Hospital Indore. Study Subjects: Beneficiaries attending the M.Y OPD. Study Technique: Exit Interviews of beneficiaries attending the OPD. Sample Size: For the beneficiaries sample size is 65 as obtained by Open Epi Software. Result-63% beneficiaries were current smokers, 9% were current experimental smokers, 14% were former smokers, 12% were former experimental smokers and approximately 2% were ever smokers.74.3% were daily smokers. 48% smokers consumed cigarettes,46% were consuming beedis, 6% of beneficiaries were consuming miscellaneous form of smoking (hukka, cigar etc.) Overall Smoking behaviour was significantly associated with occupation (p = 0.024 ;). The great majority of the responders (97.6%) believed that Smoking is harmful and agreed that the hospital should be smoke free (91.8%). Most of them believed that tobacco smoke is the principal indoor pollutant (97.3%) and agreed with the smoking ban (93.9%). The great majority of smokers believed that SHS (Second Hand Smoking) is harmful (97.0%). Although to a lesser extent than the non-smokers, most smokers supported the smoking bans (p < 0.001). Conclusion
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Rupali Saroshe, Satish Saroshe, Sanjay Dixit
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