Smokeless Tobacco (SLT) Use in Delhi after Three Years of Ban on Gutka and One Year on All SLT Products
Journal Title: National Journal of Community Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 9, Issue 11
Abstract
Introduction: In September 2012, State of Delhi banned Gutka and Pan Masala containing tobacco and/or nicotine. Revised notifica-tion in March 2015 banned all smokeless tobacco (SLT) products including twin-pack. This study as-sesses SLT use among males in ur-ban Delhi after three years of ban on gutka and after one year of revised ban encompassing all SLT prod-ucts. Methods: Cross-sectional house-hold survey was conducted during March-December, 2016 in urban Delhi. 1710 Households were se-lected through three-stage sampling process. One randomly selected adult male in each household was interviewed with standardized questionnaire. Results: 25.6% adult males in urban Delhi currently use some SLT prod-uct. 7.1 % among them also smoke concurrently. Twin-pack, khaini, betel-quid with tobacco and gul are commonly used SLT products with 14.3%, 11.0%, 1.9% and 1.0% preva-lence respectively. Two respondents consumed gutka, but procured it from Bihar due to unavailability in Delhi. Users of other SLT products could purchase their product in Delhi. Conclusion: SLT consumption con-tinues in urban Delhi with twin-pack and khaini being most popu-lar products. Despite revised 2015 notification, enforcement of ban on all SLT products is limited to Gutka. Reasons for selective enforcement must be investigated and addressed for desired success in minimizing SLT consumption.
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Gaurav Kumar, Pradeep Kumar
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