Tobacco use among school personnel in eight North-eastern states of India.
Indian J Cancer
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2003 Jan-Mar; 40(1): 3-14
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| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-50727
ABSTRACT
AIMS:
To obtain baseline information about tobacco use prevalence, knowledge and attitude among school personnel in Eight North-eastern states of India (Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, and Tripura). MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
A sample of schools with probability proportional to the enrollment in grades 8-10. Anonymous self-administered questionnaire was used for all personnel working in the selected schools.RESULTS:
The school response rate was 100% in all states except Meghalaya (96%) and Tripura (92%). Over 70% of school personnel participated in the survey, the proportion of men being 56% (Meghalaya) to 83% (Assam). The prevalence of daily smoking ranged from 25.9% (Mizoram) to 12.8% (Arunachal Pradesh) and of smokeless tobacco use from 57.8% (Mizoram) to 10.7% (Assam). Daily smoking among men and women was similar in five states but not in Arunachal Pradesh (men 15.0%, women 4.0%), Nagaland (men 18.7%, 5.0%), and Tripura (men 18.6%, women 0.4%). In four states cigarette was the most prevalent form of smoking (range 41% to 55%) whereas in other four states it was bidi (range 34% to 53%). Although the number of women was small, cigarettes smoking was reported more among women than men in four states Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, and Nagaland. Over 50% of current smokeless tobacco users reported using betel quid in six states, except Mizoram (20%) and Sikkim (16%).CONCLUSION:
Tobacco use among school personnel was high. High smoking rates reported by women were unexpected.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Schools
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Tobacco Use Disorder
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Sex Factors
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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
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Prevalence
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Adult
Type of study:
Prevalence study
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Qualitative research
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Cancer
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
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