A STUDY ON TOBACCO USE AND NICOTINE DEPENDENCE AMONG PLYWOOD INDUSTRY WORKERS IN MANGALORE CITY
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2015, Vol 4, Issue 33
Abstract
[b] BACKGROUND[/b]: Ill effects of tobacco usage hasve greater impat on ecocmic producticity of industrial workers. [b]OBJECTIVE:[/b] To assess pattern of tobacco use, nicotine dependence and its associated factors among industrial workers. [b]METHODS:[/b] A Descriptive study was conducted for a period of two months among industrial workers aged 18years and above in a selected wood and plywood industry in Mangalore city. Data was collected using a predesigned and pretested structured proforma. The [b]WHO STEPS[/b] Instrument and Fagerstrom test was used to assess tobacco use pattern and the nicotine dependence respectively. [b]RESULTS[/b]: Overall Tobacco usage was 53.7%. Smoking and tobacco chewing form used were 11.9% and 41.8% respectively. Manufactured cigarettes and Khaini were the commonest form of smoking and tobacco chewing respectively. Mean age of onset of smoking was 21 years. [b]CONCLUSION[/b]: More than half of workers use Tobacco in different forms which is very high compared to general population. Age, Poor education and low socio economic status were found to be associated with tobacco use.
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Shoeeb Akram, Gururaj N. A, Abhay Nirgude, Soumya Shetty
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