Association between Socio-Demographic Factors and the Type of Tobacco Consumption among Subjects Attending a Rural Hospital, South India
Khanapure Sneha *
Department of Public Health Dentistry, Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences, Maggula, Virajpet-571218, Karnataka, India.
Jithesh Jain
Department of Public Health Dentistry, Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences, Maggula, Virajpet-571218, Karnataka, India.
S. R. Ananda
Department of Public Health Dentistry, Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences, Maggula, Virajpet-571218, Karnataka, India.
S. Supreetha
Department of Public Health Dentistry, Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences, Maggula, Virajpet-571218, Karnataka, India.
K. N. Abhishek
Department of Public Health Dentistry, Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences, Maggula, Virajpet-571218, Karnataka, India.
M. Shilpa
Department of Public Health Dentistry, Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences, Maggula, Virajpet-571218, Karnataka, India.
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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.
Keywords: Education, poverty line, rural hospital, smoking, smokeless tobacco, tobacco consumption