Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development

  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 3

Tobacco Usage among Adult Males in a Rural Area of Tamil Nadu: a Cross Sectional Study

1Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Shri Sathya Sai Medical College & Research Institute, Thiruporur, Tamilnadu

Abstract

By knowing the prevalence of tobacco use and their socio-demographic profile might prove useful in further strengthening the IEC and regulatory activities and thereby by decreasing tobacco use.

1)To study the prevalence of smoking among rural men aged 18 years and above in rural area of Tamil Nadu. 2) To study the socio demographic factors of tobacco use among the above study group.

A cross sectional study was done among 714 males aged 18 years and above in Vadagarai village of Thiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu and interviewed with pretested questionnaire. The study was done during March 2009 to September 2009.

About one fourth of the study population i.e. 36.7% was using tobacco. Cigarette smoking was more common than beedi and smokeless tobacco. The tobacco use was more common among illiterates and there was no association between smoking and socio-economic status.

Awareness about the ill-effects of tobacco can still more be intensified to reduce tobacco related morbidity and mortalities.

Keywords

Tobacco, Prevalence, Socio Demographic Factors