Self-reported tobacco use, knowledge on tobacco legislation and tobacco hazards among adolescents in rural Kerala State

Jayakrishnan, R.; Geetha, S.; Bhaskarapillai, Binukumar; Sreekumar, ­; Lekshmi, K.

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“…9 In present study consumers of tobacco products were 8% while current use of any form of tobacco was 11% in study of Kumar PM et al and 8% in the study of Jayakrishna et al 10,11 In the National GYTS (Global Youth Tobaaco Survey) 6 conducted in 2004 in India, the prevalence of ever tobacco use was found to be 25.1% whereas current tobacco use was found to be 17.5%.…”

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“…[15][16][17] In present study, 70.5% students had correct knowledge regarding "Sale of tobacco products is prohibited below 18 years of age limit" while in the similar studies the proportion of correct knowledge was ranged from 13-25%. 11,12,16 In few of the studies conducted to know the attitude of the participants, 88-92% students support the "ban on public use of tobacco". 9,15 In the study of Ballal et al, 94.5% participants believed that sale of tobacco should not be allowed below 18 years of age and similar proportion was observed in other study conducted in Banglore.…”

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Knowledge regarding hazards and legislation of tobacco consumption among undergraduate students in Rajkot & Morbi Districts, Gujarat, India, 2016

Matariya

Namera

Patel

2017

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Tobacco which is most common legally available hazardous substance, most of the new users in India's is school children. For prevention and control of tobacco consumption, legislation lies at the very heart of any effective tobacco control programme. To assess knowledge regarding harmful effects and legislation of tobacco consumption among undergraduate students Methods: A cross sectional study carried out among 2000 students in 20 colleges of different streams of Rajkot and Morbi districts during February-March 2016 using self-administered questionnaire. Proportion of male: female was kept 3:1. Results: Knowledge regarding harmful effects of tobacco was present in 95.8% participants. 92.8% students believed that cancer is the harmful effect of tobacco consumption.77.3% students had knowledge that tobacco consumption is the leading cause of death in India. Television was the commonest source of knowledge of harmful effect of tobacco (71.9%). Only 15.9% students had knowledge regarding the penalty for violation of rules of tobacco consumption prohibition. Conclusion: Knowledge regarding harmful effects of tobacco consumption was present in majority of students but it had no association with tobacco consumption habit. Knowledge regarding legislation of tobacco consumption was poor among students.

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Knowledge regarding hazards and legislation of tobacco consumption among undergraduate students in Rajkot & Morbi Districts, Gujarat, India, 2016

Matariya

Namera

Patel

2017

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“…6,9,20,21 In a study by Jayakrishnan et al showed a high prevalence of smokeless tobacco use among school students (4.1%); with current smokers being less than 1% and also similar findings were noted by Sinha et al in a village of Bihar. 22,23 Tobacco products are socially sanctioned but are freely available in every nook and corner throughout the country. Trend toward smoking among the youths is increasing smoothly as reported by GYTS 2009 and Gajalakshmi et al 5,24 The public health implication of these habits starting at an early age is that it is well established fact that people change over from smokeless form to smoking over a time span, which sooner or later will form a threat and burden to the national and international health and economy.…”

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Knowledge, attitude and practice of tobacco consumption among male college students of a rural area of Pune, Maharashtra

Sakore

Parande

Tapare

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Background: Use of tobacco is 2nd major cause of death in the world. The use of tobacco will be responsible for 10 million deaths per year by 2020-2030, mainly in China and India. India rank 4th in total tobacco consumption in the world. The prevention of tobacco use in young Indians appears as the single greatest opportunity for preventing non-communicable disease. The objective was to study knowledge, attitude and practice of tobacco consumption among male college students of rural area of PuneMethods: Present cross-sectional study conducted among male college students of rural field practice area of a medical college during September to October 2015. The students were interviewed with prestructured questionnaire and investigator had explained all the details. The data was tabulated and analyzed using MS excel and SPSS.Results: Total 207 male college students with mean age 18.6±1.2 years were enrolled. 162 (78.3%) students have good knowledge of tobacco consumption effects whereas 191 (92.3%) have favorable attitude towards tobacco consumption. Among study subjects, 26 (12.6%) were consuming tobacco in one and or the other form. Out of these, 15 (57.7%) were smokers. Mean age of initiation of tobacco consumption was 16.9±1.9 years. The knowledge (p=0.034) and attitude (p=0.007) were significantly associated with education of students. The gap between knowledge and practice was also significant (p=0.01).Conclusions: The study suggests though the knowledge of students toward tobacco consumption is adequate, tobacco consumption habit is higher in students. This gap can be reduced by proper counseling of the students.

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“…Most of the earlier studies focused mainly on prevalence and practices of smoking among targeted populations such as school children, adolescents, students, professionals, etc. (Sinha et al, 2007;Saade et al, 2009;Khami et al, 2010;Jayakrishnan et al, 2011;Al-Naggar et al, 2012). Socio-demographic determinants might play a crucial role in smoking and its cessation.…”

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Insights into Smoking and its Cessation among Current Smokers in India

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Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Self-reported tobacco use, knowledge on tobacco legislation and tobacco hazards among adolescents in rural Kerala State

Abstract: The finding that tobacco consumption increases with age is a matter of concern. In addition to their clinical work, dental professionals should also educate the public on the hazards of tobacco and conduct tobacco cessation programmes for adolescent groups to control the tobacco epidemic.

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Knowledge regarding hazards and legislation of tobacco consumption among undergraduate students in Rajkot & Morbi Districts, Gujarat, India, 2016

Knowledge regarding hazards and legislation of tobacco consumption among undergraduate students in Rajkot & Morbi Districts, Gujarat, India, 2016

Knowledge, attitude and practice of tobacco consumption among male college students of a rural area of Pune, Maharashtra

Insights into Smoking and its Cessation among Current Smokers in India

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