Knowledge regarding hazards and legislation of tobacco consumption among undergraduate students in Rajkot & Morbi Districts, Gujarat, India, 2016

Authors

  • Zalak R. Matariya Community Medicine Department, P.D.U. Medical College, Rajkot, Gujarat, India
  • Harshida K. Namera Community Medicine Department, P.D.U. Medical College, Rajkot, Gujarat, India
  • Umed V. Patel Community Medicine Department, P.D.U. Medical College, Rajkot, Gujarat, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20171334

Keywords:

Knowledge, Legislation, Tobacco consumption

Abstract

Background: Tobacco which is most common legally available hazardous substance, most of the new users in India's is school children. For prevention and control of tobacco consumption, legislation lies at the very heart of any effective tobacco control programme. To assess knowledge regarding harmful effects and legislation of tobacco consumption among undergraduate students

Methods: A cross sectional study carried out among 2000 students in 20 colleges of different streams of Rajkot and Morbi districts during February-March 2016 using self-administered questionnaire. Proportion of male: female was kept 3:1.

Results: Knowledge regarding harmful effects of tobacco was present in 95.8% participants. 92.8% students believed that cancer is the harmful effect of tobacco consumption.77.3% students had knowledge that tobacco consumption is the leading cause of death in India. Television was the commonest source of knowledge of harmful effect of tobacco (71.9%).  Only 15.9% students had knowledge regarding the penalty for violation of rules of tobacco consumption prohibition.

Conclusion: Knowledge regarding harmful effects of tobacco consumption was present in majority of students but it had no association with tobacco consumption habit. Knowledge regarding legislation of tobacco consumption was poor among students.

Author Biographies

Zalak R. Matariya, Community Medicine Department, P.D.U. Medical College, Rajkot, Gujarat, India

Resident Doctor, Community Medicine Department, P.D.U. Medical College, Rajkot - 360001

Harshida K. Namera, Community Medicine Department, P.D.U. Medical College, Rajkot, Gujarat, India

Resident Doctor, Community Medicine Department, P.D.U. Medical College, Rajkot - 360001

Umed V. Patel, Community Medicine Department, P.D.U. Medical College, Rajkot, Gujarat, India

Associate Professor, Community Medicine Department, P.D.U. Medical College, Rajkot - 360001

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2017-03-28

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R. Matariya, Z., K. Namera, H., & Patel, U. V. (2017). Knowledge regarding hazards and legislation of tobacco consumption among undergraduate students in Rajkot & Morbi Districts, Gujarat, India, 2016. International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, 4(4), 1113–1118. https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20171334

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