Rose M L, Chadha D, Bhutia T D
Department of Research, Salaam Bombay Foundation, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Indian J Cancer. 2016 Apr-Jun;53(2):322-324. doi: 10.4103/0019-509X.197720.
Nearly 15% of youth in India use tobacco. However, few studies have explored the use, knowledge, and attitudes of smokeless tobacco use among youth.
To determine the patterns of use as well as knowledge and perceptions of smokeless tobacco among youth in Mumbai attending municipal schools.
A cross-sectional survey was performed among 1053 students in the 8th and 9th grades in 16 municipal schools in Mumbai to determine the knowledge and perceptions about smokeless tobacco products as well as the patterns of use.
Ever use of smokeless tobacco was reported by 47 (4.7%) students in the survey. Twenty-nine (2.9%) students reported ever using smoked tobacco. Students were more likely to identify cigarettes and bidis as tobacco products compared to smokeless tobacco products such as gutkha, mishri, and khaini. Betel nut products were used by 178 (17.9%) students. The high rate of smokeless tobacco and betel nut use coupled with low levels of knowledge about their contents and harms suggests that tobacco control programs targeting youth should ensure that these products are adequately explained and understood by students.
印度近15%的青少年使用烟草。然而，很少有研究探讨青少年无烟烟草的使用情况、知识水平和态度。
确定孟买市立学校青少年无烟烟草的使用模式、知识水平和认知情况。
对孟买16所市立学校的1053名八年级和九年级学生进行横断面调查，以确定他们对无烟烟草产品的知识水平和认知情况以及使用模式。
调查中有47名（4.7%）学生报告曾使用无烟烟草。29名（2.9%）学生报告曾使用吸烟烟草。与古特卡、米什里和卡伊尼等无烟烟草产品相比，学生更有可能将香烟和比迪烟识别为烟草产品。178名（1
