Association between Socio-Demographic Factors and the Type of Tobacco Consumption among Subjects Attending a Rural Hospital, South India.

ABSTRACT

Aim: To assess the association between socio-demographic factors and type of tobacco consumption among subjects attending a rural hospital in south India. Methods: A pre-tested questionnaire was designed for recording the relevant data pertaining to selected socio-demographic variables and the details of tobacco consumption. Patients as well as persons accompanying them formed the study sample and they were chosen by systematic random sampling method. Chi-square test was used to assess the association between the variables. Results: A total of 350 subjects were included in the study. There was statistically significant association between age groups, gender, education, occupation, economic status and the type of tobacco consumption. Conclusion: The present study revealed a significant association between selected sociodemographic factors and the type of tobacco consumption.