Association between Socio-Demographic Factors and the Type of Tobacco Consumption among Subjects Attending a Rural Hospital, South India

Sneha, Khanapure and Jain, Jithesh and Ananda, S. R. and Supreetha, S. and Abhishek, K. N. and Shilpa, M. (2015) Association between Socio-Demographic Factors and the Type of Tobacco Consumption among Subjects Attending a Rural Hospital, South India. British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research, 7 (3). pp. 211-218. ISSN 22310614

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Abstract

Aim: To assess the association between socio-demographic factors and type of tobacco consumption among subjects attending a rural hospital in south India.
Methods: A pre-tested questionnaire was designed for recording the relevant data pertaining to selected socio-demographic variables and the details of tobacco consumption. Patients as well as persons accompanying them formed the study sample and they were chosen by systematic random sampling method. Chi-square test was used to assess the association between the variables.
Results: A total of 350 subjects were included in the study. There was statistically significant association between age groups, gender, education, occupation, economic status and the type of tobacco consumption.
Conclusion: The present study revealed a significant association between selected socio-demographic factors and the type of tobacco consumption.

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Date Deposited: 17 Jun 2023 05:40
Last Modified: 12 Apr 2024 04:43
URI: http://library.2pressrelease.co.in/id/eprint/1394

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