Prevalence of Tobacco Consumption among Urban Tribals of Mandla District (M.P)
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction: Tobacco is one of the most common abuse substances all over the world. Tobacco leads to disease and disability and harms nearly every organ of the body. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), nearly 6 million deaths occur every year due to tobacco use. The majority of smoking related deaths in India occur in the prime working age group of 15–59 years. This study was aimed to find out the prevalence and pattern of tobacco use among urban tribal adult. Methodology: A cross sectional study conducted among the randomly selected 561 tribal adults age 20yrs and above in 5 urban ward of mandla city from February 2015 to April 2016 by using a pre-designed pretested proforma. Results: Out of total, 41.5% subjects consume tobacco in any form while prevalence of smoking and tobacco chewing was 4.8% and 37.2% respectively. Mean age of starting of tobacco chewing and smoking was 21.7 yrs and 23.9 yrs respectively. Consumption significantly associated with gender, age, education, occupation, type of family and occupation status. Conclusion: Prevalence of tobacco consumption high in urban tribal population. Required population based approach to control and reduce tobacco consumption in the country. Tobacco control programme needs to be intensively implemented in urban area also.
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Dr Parul Nema
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