Torwane Nilesh Arjun, Hongal Sudhir, Sahu R N, Saxena Vrinda, Chandrashekhar B R
Department of Public Health Dentistry, People's Dental Academy, People's University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Department of Psychiatry, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Ind Psychiatry J. 2013 Jul;22(2):161-4. doi: 10.4103/0972-6748.132937.
The aim of the current cross-sectional study was to assess the prevalence of tobacco consumption among psychiatric jail patients residing in Central Jail, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
The study subjects consisted of prediagnosed psychiatric patients residing in Central Jail, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. A matched control consisting of cross-section of the population, that is, jail inmates residing in the same Central Jail locality was also assessed to compare the psychiatric subjects. An 18 item questionnaire was used to assess the prevalence of tobacco consumption among study subjects.
The total number of subjects examined was 244, which comprised of 122 psychiatric inmates and 122 nonpsychiatric inmates. Among all psychiatric inmates, about 57.4% of inmates had a diagnosis of depression, 14.8% had psychotic disorders (such as schizophrenia), and 12.3% had anxiety disorder. A total of 77% study inmates, which comprised of 87.7% psychiatrics and 66.4% nonpsychiatrics had a habit of tobacco consumption (smokeless or smoking).
The information presented in this study adds to our understanding of the common tobacco related practices among psychiatric inmate population. Efforts to increase patient awareness of the hazards of tobacco consumption and to eliminate the habit are needed to improve oral and general health of the prison population.
本横断面研究的目的是评估居住在印度中央邦博帕尔中央监狱的精神病在押人员的烟草消费患病率。
研究对象包括居住在印度中央邦博帕尔中央监狱的预先诊断为精神病的患者。还对一组由同一中央监狱所在地的监狱囚犯组成的匹配对照组（即该地区的人群横断面）进行了评估，以与精神病研究对象作比较。采用一份包含18个条目的问卷来评估研究对象中烟草消费的患病率。
接受检查的对象总数为244人，其中包括122名精神病在押人员和122名非精神病在押人员。在所有精神病在押人员中，约57.4%的在押人员被诊断患有抑郁症，14.8%患有精神障碍（如精神分裂症），12.3%患有焦虑症。共有77%的研究对象有烟草消费习惯（无烟或吸烟），其中精神病患者占87.7%，非精神病患者占66.4%。
本研究提供的信息增进了我们对精神病在押人员中常见的烟草相关行为的了解。需要努力提高患者对烟草消费危害的认识并消除这种习惯，以改善监狱人群的口腔健康和总体健康状况。
