Predictors of intention to quit tobacco among construction site workers in Delhi, India

Parashar, Mamta; Singh, Mitasha; Agarwalla, Rashmi; Panda, Maitreyee; Pathak, Rambha

doi:10.4103/psychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_368_16

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“…The present study found that adequate knowledge of smoking-related illnesses was absent in 27% of participants, much higher than the 5% reported by GATS-2. Previous studies have reported that an increase in knowledge about tobacco risks and harmful effects can increase the quit attempt rates in smokers 16 . Furthermore, healthy smokers are often unaware of smoking cessation services, even in developed nations 17 .…”

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The effect of a clinic-based behavioral intervention in promoting enrolment in a text-message tobacco cessation program at a rural primary health clinic in Delhi, India

Basu¹,

Yadav²,

Banerjee³

et al. 2020

Tob. Prev. Cessation

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INTRODUCTION The mCessation is a text-message service for quitting tobacco in India, associated with high quit rates but low rates of enrolment. We determined if a brief behavioral intervention package (BBPMC) can promote the enrolment of male tobacco users in the mCessation program (MCP) METHODS We conducted a quasi-experimental study (single-arm) at a rural primary health clinic in Delhi, India, January-April 2019. We enrolled adult male current tobacco users after screening for eligibility. A trained medical physician administered the BBPMC explaining to patients the major health risks causally associated with tobacco use, along with information on the MCP and the way to register for the service. RESULTS We recruited a total of 159 tobacco users, mean age 44.5 years (SD=14.3) with median tobacco use duration of 15 years. After administration of the BBPMC, 50 (31.2%) participants registered with the MCP program on-site. On an adjusted analysis, tobacco users with a preexisting intention to quit were three times more likely to enroll in the MCP. CONCLUSIONS Physicians and other healthcare providers in Indian outpatient health settings should utilize BBPMC like interventions that are easily scalable, require no specialized training, and and allow them to fulfill their obligation to provide a readily accessible tobacco cessation service to their patients.

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“…Previous studies have reported that an increase in knowledge about tobacco risks and harmful effects can increase the quit attempt rates in smokers 16 . Furthermore, healthy smokers are often unaware of smoking cessation services, even in developed nations 17 .…”

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confidence: 99%

The effect of a clinic-based behavioral intervention in promoting enrolment in a text-message tobacco cessation program at a rural primary health clinic in Delhi, India

Basu¹,

Yadav²,

Banerjee³

et al. 2020

Tob. Prev. Cessation

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“…[ 6 ] Only 24.6% migrant construction site workers expressed an intention to quit in a year compared to 73% (56.5% smokers and 81% SLT users) in Delhi and 46% in Mysore. [ 42 43 ]…”

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“…study intending to quit were literate (75.0%), started tobacco use >15 years of age (75.4%), occasional tobacco users (78.9%), and less dependent on nicotine (74.4%). [ 42 ] In West Bengal, Islam et al . identified age above 40 years, illiteracy, initiation of tobacco use between 11 and 15 years of age, daily tobacco users, duration of use above 20 years, and high self-reported nicotine dependency as characteristics associated with no intention of quitting tobacco and SLT users were associated with an odds ratio (OR) of 2.05 for “setting a quit date“ when compared to smokers.…”

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Social determinants in access to tobacco prevention and cessation support services among migrant construction workers in Urban Chennai, India

Tirukkovalluri

Arumugam

Gunasekharan

et al. 2020

J Family Med Prim Care

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Context: In spite of the high burden of tobacco consumption among migrants, disparities in the awareness of tobacco-related harms, health-seeking behaviors, and intention to switch to lower risk alternatives remain understudied area. Aims: Assess the social determinants in access to tobacco prevention and cessation support services among migrant construction workers in urban Chennai, India. Settings and Designs: A community-based, cross-sectional study design. Materials and Methods: A questionnaire adapted from GATS survey was used among migrants working across 13 construction sites of Chennai during May–September 2019. A counseling session was provided for the migrant workers who were willing to quit. Statistical Analysis Used: Data entered in MS Excel was analyzed using SPSS and multivariate analysis was performed. Results: Among 345 migrants, 338 (98%) were currently using tobacco and smokeless tobacco (57.4%) consumers. In spite of awareness (84.6%) about tobacco ill-effects on health, only 48% care providers enquired of the tobacco use in the previous one year. Pictorial health warnings were seen by 315 migrants (91.3%) in the past one month, but only 110 migrants (34.9%) considered quitting. The majority (341 migrants, 98.4%) have not heard of the lower risk alternatives such as nicotine gums and lozenges and only 89 migrants (26.33%) agreed to try lower risk alternatives for tobacco on trial basis. Migrant construction workers who were using tobacco less than 5 years ( P = 0.001) were more likely to try lower risk alternatives. Conclusions: Reappraising social determinants in access to tobacco prevention and cessation support services to migrant construction workers may be a promising strategy to reduce health harms of tobacco intake.

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“…However, a handful of studies conducted among specific populations like the rural population of Dehradun, urban slum dwellers of West Bengal, and construction workers reported willingness to quit ranging between 54% and 73% among the tobacco users. [ 22 23 24 ]…”

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Willingness to quit tobacco and its correlates among Indian tobacco users—Findings from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey India, 2016–17

Kar

Sivanantham

Rehman

et al. 2020

Journal of Postgraduate Medicine

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Background: Willingness to quit in a tobacco user forms the basis for future quit attempts and quitting successfully. Objective: To determine the prevalence and correlates of willingness to quit among tobacco users in India using the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS), India, 2016–2017. Methods: GATS, 2016–17 was a multistage geographically clustered sample survey done among 74,037 individuals aged 15 years and above across all the states and two of the Union Territories of India. Data of all those reported using any form of tobacco were studied for past attempts to quit tobacco, advised to quit by a health care provider, and exposure to anti-tobacco messages delivered through various media and the correlation of these with the willingness to quit using multivariate analysis. Results: Of the 21,085 current tobacco users in the survey, 11,679 (52.2%), were willing to quit all forms of tobacco. Multivariate analysis showed that those in younger age groups (OR: 1.39 [1.23–1.56]), higher education levels (OR 1.15 [1.05–1.18]), time of first tobacco use in the day being more than 60 min after waking up in the morning (OR 1.11 [1.03–1.2]), history of attempts to quit in the past 12 months (OR 1.78 [1.69–1.87]), those advised to quit by health care provider in the past 12 months (OR 1.11 [1.06–1.17]), those using single form of tobacco (OR 1.1 [1.05–1.17]), those exposed to anti-tobacco messages in newspapers/magazines (OR 1.1 [1.05–1.17]), and cinemas (1.14 [1.08–1.20]) were more willing to quit compared to their counterparts. Conclusion: Enhanced publicizing of anti-tobacco messages through the currently employed media, and ensuring that doctors give a brief advice to quit during any contact with a tobacco user could improve the willingness to quit and the consequent quit rate, especially among those tobacco users who are in younger age groups and who have attempted to quit earlier.

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Predictors of intention to quit tobacco among construction site workers in Delhi, India

Cited by 10 publications

References 19 publications

The effect of a clinic-based behavioral intervention in promoting enrolment in a text-message tobacco cessation program at a rural primary health clinic in Delhi, India

The effect of a clinic-based behavioral intervention in promoting enrolment in a text-message tobacco cessation program at a rural primary health clinic in Delhi, India

Social determinants in access to tobacco prevention and cessation support services among migrant construction workers in Urban Chennai, India

Willingness to quit tobacco and its correlates among Indian tobacco users—Findings from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey India, 2016–17

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