A Study on Prevalence and Pattern of Smoking Among Rural Population in Dehradun District of Uttarakhand

Authors

  • Danish Imtiaz SRMS Institute of Medical Sciences, Bareilly
  • Sunil Dutt Kandpal Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Dehradun
  • Ruchi Juyal Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Dehradun
  • Ved Prakash Shrotriya SRMS Institute of Medical Sciences, Bareilly
  • Atul Kumar Singh SRMS Institute of Medical Sciences, Bareilly

Keywords:

Tobacco use, Smoking, Initiation

Abstract

Background: Tobacco is a major public health problem all over the world with 82% of the world’s 1.1 billion smokers residing in low and middle income countries. The government of India has taken several measures, including legislation to control tobacco intake. Numerous surveys conducted worldwide and in India show a greater prevalence of smoking tobacco use among the less educated, illiterate and rural population.

Objective: Objective of this study was to assess the prevalence and factors influencing smoking tobacco use among rural Community of Dehradun.

Methods: Present study was conducted in the rural field practice area of Department of Community Medicine, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Dehradun. The households were selected by systematic random sampling and all the smoking tobacco users in the surveyed house were personally interviewed by using a pre-structured and pretested schedule.

Results: Overall 663 current smoking tobacco users (Males-28.4%, Female-7.6%) were interviewed. Prevalence of smoking tobacco increased with advancing age and the difference was statistically significant (c2=18.938; p<0.05). Peer Pressure (31.2%) was the major reason for the initiation of smoking tobacco followed by enjoyment (20.0%) in the surveyed population.

Conclusion: In the study smoking was found to be more prevalent in males as compared to females. Smoking also showed a consistent rise with the increasing age group and was found to maximum in the older age group. The predominant smoking tobacco product used was bidi followed by cigarette.

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2014-12-31

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Imtiaz D, Kandpal SD, Juyal R, Shrotriya VP, Singh AK. A Study on Prevalence and Pattern of Smoking Among Rural Population in Dehradun District of Uttarakhand. Natl J Community Med [Internet]. 2014 Dec. 31 [cited 2024 Apr. 19];5(04):440-3. Available from: https://njcmindia.com/index.php/file/article/view/1433

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