Epidemiological correlates of tobacco consumption among women in reproductive age group- a community based cross sectional study in the rural area of Belgaum District, Karnataka, South India

Namratha Kulkarni; Shilpa K.; Vijaya A. Naik; Mallapur M. D.

doi:10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20163929

Authors

Namratha Kulkarni Program Officer, Jhpiego, Rajasthan, India
Shilpa K. Department of Community Medicine, Gadag Institute of Medical Sciences, Gadag, Karnataka, India
Vijaya A. Naik Department of Community Medicine, JN Medical College, Belgaum, Karnataka, India
Mallapur M. D. Department of Community Medicine, JN Medical College, Belgaum, Karnataka, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20163929

Keywords:

Epidemiological correlates, Reproductive age group, Sociodemographic factors, Tobacco

Abstract

Background: Tobacco kills both men and women but sex-specific differences exist. The disease burden, health care costs as well as other social losses resulting from premature deaths attributable to tobacco consumption are rapidly increasing not only in men but even among children, teenagers, women of reproductive age group. The use of multiple forms of tobacco in India complicates the efforts to reduce its overall impact on public health. This study was done to know the socio demographic correlates of tobacco consumption among the rural women in the reproductive age group.

Methods: A community based cross sectional study, conducted from January 2011 to December 2011 among 1200 rural women aged between 15 years to 49 years residing in Primary Health Centre (PHC) Vantmuri area, Belgaum, Karnataka, India. Statistical analysis was done using rates, ratios and chi square tests.

Results: Tobacco consumption was seen in 9.7% of the study participants. Amongst the users, tobacco consumption was more i.e. 38 (19.3%) in women belonging to the older age group of 45 to 49 years. A very high prevalence of tobacco use of 98 (15.9%) was observed out of 615 study participants who were illiterate suggesting that women with no education are at a higher risk of consuming tobacco than the women with high school education. A high proportion 100 (10.2%) of people consuming tobacco was seen in women belonging to Class V socio economic class.

Conclusions: Prevalence of tobacco consumption was quite high. Poor and illiterate women living in rural area are at the maximum risk of using tobacco. There is a need for appropriate interventions to create awareness among the women about the hazards of tobacco use and to help them eventually to stop tobacco consumption. There is a need for appropriate intervention to create awareness among the women about the hazards of tobacco use and to help them eventually to stop tobacco consumption.

Metrics

Metrics Loading ...

References

World Health Organization. Helping people Quit Tobacco: A manual for Doctors and Dentists. [Internet] Available at: http://www.searo.who.int/ catalogue/2005-2011/ pdf/ tobacco/ helping_people_quit_tobacco. [accessed on 2/8/2012].

Dixit AM, Jain PK, Agarwal R, Gupta S, Shukla SK, Rani V. Prevalence and Pattern of Tobacco Use in Rural Community of Jaipur, Raja-sthan (India): A Cross Sectional Study. Natl J Community Med. 2015;6(1):16-20.

Mackay J, Eriksen M. The Tobacco Atlas. World Health Organization; 2002. [Internet] Available at:

http://www.who.int/tobacco/publications/surveillance/tobacco_atlas/ [Accessed on 3/7 /2011].

Sinha DN. Report on Oral Tobacco Use and its Implications in South East Asia. WHO, SEARO 2004. [Internet] Available at: http:// www.searo.who.int/ Linkfiles/ NMH_Tuse.pdf. [Accessed on 5/1/2011].

Reddy Shrinath K, Gupta PC. Report on Tobacco Control in India -Executive Summary. New Delhi. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India: 2004.

World Health Organization. The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO-FCTC). [Internet] Available at: http://www.who.int/fctc/en/

[Accessed on 17/3/2011].

International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) and Macro International. 2007. National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3), 2005–06: India: Volume I. Mumbai: IIPS.

Sunder L, Adarsh, Pankaj. Text book of Community medicine. Preventive and Social medicine. 3rd Ed., New Delhi, India: CBS Publications; 2011.

All India Consumer Price Index. [Internet] Available at: http://cyberjournalist.org.in/ manisana/ aicpinew. html. [Accessed on 04/07/2012]

Chaudhary K. Prevalence of Tobacco Use in Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh in India; Indian Council of Medical Research; SEARO; WHO 2001. [Internet] Available at: http:// www. searo. who. int/ LinkFiles/ Regional_ Tobacco_ Surveillance_ System_ SentinelIndia2001. pdf [Accessed on 1/1/2011].

World Health Organization. Global Adult Tobacco Report India 2000-2004; WHO. [Internet] Available at: http://www.whoindia.org/ en/section20/ section25_925 [Accessed on 15/3/2011].

International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)2015. National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3), 2015–16:State fact Sheet: Karnataka. Mumbai: IIPS. [Internet] Available at: http://rchiips.org/ nfhs/factsheet_NFHS-4.shtml [Accessed on 15/8/2016].

World Health Organization. Global adult tobacco survey (GATS) India Report 2009-2010. [Internet]Available at: http:// www. searo. who. int/ linkfiles/ regional_ tobacco_ surveillance_system_gats_india. P [Accessed on April 12, 2012].