Study of knowledge, attitude and practices towards tobacco use in geriatric population

Patle, Rupali A; Khakse, Gautam M

doi:10.5455/ijmsph.2014.170420144

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“…Overall, 23.2% of the current smokers in this study had at least one failed trial-to-quit smoking. This was higher than the rate of failed attempt-to-quit smoking (15.2%) in one study from India (28), and lower compared to the result of a meta-analysis of tobacco smoking in older people where 36.9% had made an attempt to quit tobacco use in the past 1 year (11). However, frequent failed quitting reflects the high rate of significant nicotine dependence and /or the lack of proper counseling, support and even medical help needed during the quitting process.…”

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confidence: 67%

Tobacco use and its associated factors among older people: a community-based study in Egypt

Abdel-Hady¹,

El‐Gilany²

2020

East Mediterr Health J

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Furthermore, it is associated with age-related diseases in older women such as osteoporosis and breast cancer (11). Lastly, quitting smoking tobacco is more difficult with advancing age due to significant and prolonged nicotine dependence (12). Although many studies have focused on tobacco use among adolescents and adults, the literature is lacking when examining tobacco use in older and retired people. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence and type of tobacco use among older people in Mansoura, Egypt. Methods This study was carried out in Mansoura District (both urban and rural areas). Mansoura city is the capital of Dakahlia Governorate in Egypt and is considered the base of the Nile Delta, and home to 6.8% of the total population of the country (13). This cross-sectional descriptive population-based study was conducted between 1 June and 31 August 2017, and targeted the population of older citizens aged 60 years or over. Sample size was calculated using the Medcalc program (http://www.medcal.org). A pilot study on 50 older persons (not included in the full-scale study)

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confidence: 67%

Tobacco use and its associated factors among older people: a community-based study in Egypt

Abdel-Hady¹,

El‐Gilany²

2020

East Mediterr Health J

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“…[ 11 ] In the study conducted by Patle and Khakse in Varanasi among geriatric population, it was observed that 88.4% was aware that tobacco is injurious to health which is similar to this study. [ 8 ] In this study, it was observed that 96.01% had seen health warnings on tobacco packets and 95.02% had seen health warnings in TV/newspaper/movie theater. In a study among women in urban Mumbai, it was seen that most women (68.46%) gained knowledge of tobacco being injurious to health from the general public and only 17.69% women reported to have obtained this information through media and other hoardings.…”

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“…Overall, 50% of the elderly individual including males and females were using tobacco in form of either tobacco smoking or tobacco chewing. [ 8 ]…”

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confidence: 99%

Tobacco: Consumption pattern and risk factors in selected areas of Shillong, Meghalaya

Bhattacharyya

Pala

Medhi

et al. 2018

J Family Med Prim Care

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Background:The percentage of adults above 15 years who consume tobacco in Meghalaya as per the Global Adult Tobacco survey is 55.2%.Aim:In the context of the high burden of tobacco use in Meghalaya, this study aims to study the consumption pattern and the sociodemographic correlates of tobacco use in the urban slums of Shillong, Meghalaya.Materials and Methods:This study is a cross-sectional study conducted in adults over 15 years of age. Data collection was done by personal interview using a pretested questionnaire during house-to-house visit after taking informed verbal consent.Results:A total of 400 people were included in this study. Most of the study population belonged to the age group 15–24 years (120, 30%). The majority of the study population (322, 80.5%) were aware of the health hazards of tobacco consumption. Most of the population (287, 71.75%) were tobacco consumers with 265 (76.4%) of them having co-addictions. In the study, 35% consumed smokeless forms, 30% were into smoking, and 35% consumed both forms. A significant association was observed between the status of tobacco consumption and knowledge of second-hand smoke harm (P = 0.019) as well as knowledge of any law regulating tobacco consumption (P = 0.026).Conclusion:It was observed that despite having a basic knowledge of the ill effects of tobacco, its consumption is still widely prevalent in the region. There is a need for stringent laws regarding tobacco consumption and proper measures should be taken to enforce these laws.

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“…In contrast, less than one-fifth of smokers agreed that smoking has damaged his/her health, one-third of current smokers (33.7%) reported no worry about the future damage from smoking and approximately 35% of current smokers agreed that that they would experience future health benefits very much if they quit smoking within the next 6 months. Patle et al (2014) revealed that the overall population studied 221 out of 250 (88.4%, CI=0.48-1.28) was aware that tobacco is injurious to health, of which 97.34% were males and 81.02% were females. Hakim et al (2018) reported that Considering the knowledge and attitudes towards smoking, among current smokers who had attempted to quit, about 63.6% did not believe that smoking cause's serious illness, and 53.0% did not believe that cigarettes are addictive.…”

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Impact of common tobacco products on human health and environmental pollution in Bangladesh

Mondol¹,

Hosain

Sultana

et al. 2021

Progress. Agric.

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Worldwide, tobacco is one of the leading causes of disability and death. Over a million of pounds of toxic chemicals are released by tobacco products. This study aims to explore the effects of tobacco toxicants on human health and environmental pollution. Four districts (Dhaka, Kushtia, Chattogram and Rangpur) were selected where most of the tobacco product grown. Total 468 respondents were interviewed face-to-face using structured questionnaire to assess the knowledge about toxicant content in tobacco and health and environmental hazards of tobacco use. Survey results revealed that about 44.4% respondents used smoking tobacco products and 38.5% used smokeless tobacco, while only 17.1% used both. About two third (74.3%) of smoking tobacco users started smoking when they were between 15 to 24 years old and majority (61.6%) of smokeless tobacco users started tobacco when they were between 30 to 35 years above. Tobacco product has large impacts on health of young smokers. Smokers are suffering from various acute and chronic diseases. Among the respondents, 38% indicated that they were suffering from hypertension. The second most affected disease was COPD/Asthma (31.6%), while cancer was the least suffering disease (0.4%). Majority of the respondents were not aware about the presence of toxicants (i.e. nicotine, tar and metals) in tobacco products. However, 85.1% tobacco users had an idea about environmental pollution. There is a lack of knowledge among the survey respondents about toxicants in tobacco products that are linked to health hazards and environmental pollution. These results are important in strengthening existing policy considering adverse health effects of toxicants examined. Progressive Agriculture 31 (3): 130-143, 2020

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Study of knowledge, attitude and practices towards tobacco use in geriatric population

Cited by 7 publications

References 12 publications

Tobacco use and its associated factors among older people: a community-based study in Egypt

Tobacco use and its associated factors among older people: a community-based study in Egypt

Tobacco: Consumption pattern and risk factors in selected areas of Shillong, Meghalaya

Impact of common tobacco products on human health and environmental pollution in Bangladesh

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