Smokeless tobacco consumption in a multi-ethnic community in Pakistan: a cross-sectional study
EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2014; 20 (6): 385-390
Dans Anglais
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ABSTRACT
Smokeless tobacco is commonly used in south Asia. In addition to causing oral and pharyngeal cancers, its harmful effects are comparable to smoking tobacco. A cross-sectional survey with systematic sampling was conducted in 2010-2011 to investigate smokeless tobacco use in a multi-ethnic, semi-urban population in Islamabad, Pakistan [n = 2030]. The prevalence of smokeless tobacco use was 16.0% [21.6% among males and 8.8% among females]; 51.7% of smokeless tobacco users were also cigarette smokers. The rate of smokeless tobacco use was comparatively high among Pakhtun males [38.2%] and Sindhi females [22.4%]. The associations between smokeless tobacco use and ethnicity, age group, income level and cigarette smoking were statistically significant among male smokeless tobacco users. Of the sample 41.4% [840/2030] had inadequate knowledge about the health problems associated with smokeless tobacco. Appropriate interventions are needed to raise awareness of the health risks and to prevent smokeless tobacco use
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Indice:
Méditerranée orientale
Sujet Principal:
Ethnies
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Fumer
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Études transversales
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Enquêtes et questionnaires
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Usage de tabac
Type d'étude:
Étude de prévalence
Limites du sujet:
Femelle
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Humains
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Mâle
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
East Mediterr Health J.
Année:
2014
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