Difference in gender perception regarding smokeless tobacco consumption; A cross sectional survey from Karachi Pakistan

Iqbal, Nousheen; Awan, Safia; Riaz, Urooj; Khan, Muhammad Waqas; Bana, Sohail; Fazal, Mariam; Sheikh, Muhammad Dawood Amir; Irfan, Muhammad; Khan, Javaid Ahmed

doi:10.1183/13993003.congress-2019.pa706

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“…However, the proportion of men and women who believed tobacco use causes serious illness was high (>90%) for both smoking and smokeless forms. A study done in Pakistan reports that both men and women thought smokeless tobacco use was less harmful than smoking 19 . Being employed was associated with higher chances of tobacco use, as was observed in similar studies.…”

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Sociodemographic profile of tobacco use and its predictors in Kerala, India

Ramanarayanan¹,

Rajeev²

2020

Popul. Med.

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INTRODUCTION The burden of tobacco use is high in India. Tobacco use behaviour is influenced by sociodemographic factors. The Indian state of Kerala is considered unique compared to the rest of India in having high social development indices. The objective of this study was to explore the sociodemographic factors affecting tobacco use and its predictors in Kerala. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted using data obtained from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey 2 (2016-2017) for the state of Kerala in India. Questions from the survey pertaining to sociodemographic characteristics (age, gender, area of residence, marital status, religion, education level, and employment status) were selected and served as independent variables. Outcomes are reported as odds ratios. RESULTS A total of 2186 individuals (783 men and 1403 women) participated in GATS-2 of Kerala state. People aged <45 years were less likely to be smokers (OR=0.54; 95% CI: 0.39-0.75) and smokeless tobacco users (OR=0.20; 95% CI: 0.12-0.33). Men were more likely to use tobacco compared to women (OR=189.9; 95% CI: 46.95-768.10 for smoking tobacco, and OR=2.29; 95% CI: 1.55-3.38 for smokeless forms). CONCLUSIONS Tobacco use in Kerala was below the national average. Older age (≥45 years) was associated with tobacco use while poor literacy levels and employment status were significantly associated with smoking.

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