Multani Suraj, Reddy Jaddu Jyothirmai, Bhat Nagesh, Sharma Ashish
Postgraduate Student, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Darshan Dental College and Hospital, Loyara, India.
Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Darshan Dental College and Hospital, Loyara, India.
Addict Health. 2012 Summer-Autumn;4(3-4):142-50.
Tobacco is the most important preventable cause of disease burden and death all over the world. Apart from being the single most important determinant of cancer and cardiovascular diseases, smoking is also a threat to oral health. The Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) as a part of Global Tobacco Surveillance System (GTSS) was developed to monitor tobacco use, elicit attitudes about tobacco, and obtain information on exposure to tobacco smoke among youth. This study aimed to assess the prevalence, knowledge, attitude, behaviour and interpersonal factors related to the use of tobacco among youth of Udaipur city, Rajasthan, India.
This study was conducted among 1031, 15 to 25 year old youths studying in the different colleges of Udaipur city, Rajasthan, India. The Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) core questionnaire was used. Simple descriptive statistics were used for the data.
Out of the total 1031 participants (mean age: 19.55 ± 1.35), 632 (61.2%) were men (mean age: 19.66 ± 1.36) and 399 (38.7%) were women (mean age: 19.35 ± 1.35). 493 (47.8%) were current tobacco users, the majority of which were men 411 (39.8%). 122 (11.8%) had a previous history of tobacco use, while 416 (40.3%) reported that they had never used tobacco in any form. The majority of the men, 305 (29.5%), were consuming tobacco daily. Majority of current, 152 (30.8%), and ever tobacco users, 122 (41.8%), smoke and chew gutkha at places of entertainment followed by smoking or chewing at school/college premises. The majority of them bought gutkha themselves, 292 (47.4%). Moreover, the majority of current tobacco users, 298 (72.5%) men and 82 (100%) women, wanted to stop smoking /gutkha chewing.
The present study indicates that there is a high prevalence of use of tobacco among youth of Udaipur city, Rajasthan, India.
烟草是全球疾病负担和死亡最重要的可预防因素。吸烟不仅是癌症和心血管疾病的最重要单一决定因素，还对口腔健康构成威胁。作为全球烟草监测系统（GTSS）一部分的全球青少年烟草调查（GYTS）旨在监测烟草使用情况，了解对烟草的态度，并获取青少年接触烟草烟雾的信息。本研究旨在评估印度拉贾斯坦邦乌代浦市青少年中与烟草使用相关的流行率、知识、态度、行为和人际因素。
本研究在印度拉贾斯坦邦乌代浦市不同学院就读的1031名15至25岁青少年中进行。使用了全球青少年烟草调查（GYTS）核心问卷。对数据采用简单描述性统计。
在总共1031名参与者（平均年龄：19.55±1.35）中，632名（61.2%）为男性（平均年龄：19.66±1.36），399名（38.7%）为女性（平均年龄：19.35±1.35）。493名（47.8%）为当前烟草使用者，其中大多数是男性，有411名（39.8%）。122名（11.8%）有过烟草使用史，而416名（40.3%）报告他们从未使用过任何形式的烟草。大多数男性，即305名（29.5%），每天都在使用烟草。大多数当前使用者，即152名（30.8%），以及曾经的烟草使用者，即122名（41.8%），在娱乐场所吸烟和咀嚼古特卡，其次是在学校/大学校园内吸烟或咀嚼。他们中的大多数人自己购买古特卡，有292名（47.4%）。此外，大多数当前烟草使用者，298名（72.5%）男性和82名（100%）女性，想要戒烟/停止咀嚼古特卡。
本研究表明，印度拉贾斯坦邦乌代浦市青少年中烟草使用率很高。
