Prevalence of Use of Tobacco Among Males Aged 15 Years And Above In Nellore city, Andhra Pradesh
Journal Title: National Journal of Research in Community Medicine - Year 2013, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction :Tobacco use is one of the leading causes of preventable deaths. Its consumption is responsible for half of the cancers in men and a quarter of all cancers in women in India in addition being a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases. A high prevalence of tobacco use among the population was noted in Southern states especially in Andhra Pradesh. Objectives : To study the prevalence of tobacco use among males aged 15 years and above in Nellore city and also the factors associated with tobacco consumption. Materials and Methods : Descriptive, cross-sectional study of the sample population of 500 study subjects, males aged 15 years and above were selected by Simple Random Sampling . The data was collected by interviewing the study subjects using a predesigned , pretested structured questionnaire. All the data was analyzed by using SPSS version 17.0 for windows. Results : The prevalence of ever users of tobacco was 55.4% and that of the current users was 34%. Most commonly used tobacco product among current users was cigarette (59.4%).Tobacco use was mostly due to pleasure followed by its use to get relief from tension. Main reasons for cessation of tobacco was self motivation followed by medical advise. Most of the current users(51.8%) of tobacco were aware of adverse effects of tobacco. Conclusion : The study shows a high prevalence of tobacco consumption in males aged 15 years and above in Nellore City. Public Health programmes targeted at youth in generating awareness about the hazards incumbent to tobacco consumption and banning sale and use of tobacco products in and around public places especially educational institutions will in the long run curb the menace of tobacco use.
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J. Kishore Yadav, Vijaya K. , Ravi Kiran E.
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