Study of prevalence of smoking and smokeless tobacco habits among college students
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 4
Abstract
Abstract: Tobacco use is increasing rapidly in children and adolescents in recent years. Various research studies had predicted that tobacco related diseases will be spreading at their fastest rate in future years. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of tobacco habits among college students. The Materials and methods were in this cross-sectional study was done using specially prepared questionnaires. The study participants were from the various colleges of the nearby cities including of age group of 15-26 years. Total 11 colleges were visited for this study. Out of which 4 were government colleges and 7 were private colleges. The study participants were selected on basis of simple random sampling method until required sample size is reached. The Results were in this study, tobacco smoking habits was present in 261 (5.8%) students, among which 172 (65.90%) were male students and 89 (34.09%) were female students. While smokeless tobacco habits were observed in total 315 (7.0%) students. Out of which 198 (62.85%) were male students and 117(37.15%) were female students. In Conclusion the Tobacco habits were more prevalent in male students as compared to female students. Smoking tobacco habits were more commonly seen among private college students than government college students. But it was reversing in case of smokeless tobacco habits, which were more prevalent among government college students as compared to private, college students. Keywords: Tobacco habits, College students, Smokeless tobacco
Authors and Affiliations
Harshal Tambe, Shirish B Patil, Sumedha Joshi, Violet Pinto
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