Ragavane Priyadharshini, Kengadaran Shivashankar
Department of Public Health Dentistry, Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth University, Pondicherry, India.
J Family Med Prim Care. 2024 Nov;13(11):5249-5255. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_880_24. Epub 2024 Nov 18.
Tobacco use is major serious threats to health and well-being killing approximately 1 million people each year. One of the better ways for tobacco cessation is by promoting the cultural-religious belief that may influence a person's tobacco-related habits.
A Descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 174 adult subjects of smoking and smokeless tobacco users. The questionnaire consisted of demographic information and the Duke University Religion Index was used to assess the influence of religious belief and the use of tobacco products. The appropriate statistical tests were done using the Chi square test and ANOVA.
The study involved 174 participants of smoking and smokeless tobacco users. The participants were predominantly males (96%) with a mean age of 36 years, and more than half were Hindus (71.85). Among the study participants, 37.4% were graduates and 17.8% were illiterates. With regard to Occupation, the majority of the respondents were Professionals (24.7%). Majority of tobacco users had religious beliefs and strongly accepted that using tobacco during the fasting period was against their religious beliefs.
The study concluded that there is a strong influence of religious belief on tobacco usage. Hence, there is a need to conduct community awareness programs for the adult population about the consequences of tobacco use.
烟草使用是对健康和幸福的主要严重威胁，每年导致约100万人死亡。戒烟的较好方法之一是促进可能影响一个人与烟草相关习惯的文化宗教信仰。
对174名吸烟和使用无烟烟草的成年受试者进行了描述性横断面研究。问卷包括人口统计学信息，杜克大学宗教指数用于评估宗教信仰的影响和烟草制品的使用情况。使用卡方检验和方差分析进行适当的统计检验。
该研究涉及174名吸烟和使用无烟烟草的参与者。参与者主要为男性（96%），平均年龄36岁，超过一半是印度教徒（71.85%）。在研究参与者中，37.4%是毕业生，17.8%是文盲。关于职业，大多数受访者是专业人员（24.7%）。大多数烟草使用者有宗教信仰，并强烈认为在禁食期间使用烟草违背他们的宗教信仰。
该研究得出结论，宗教信仰对烟草使用有很大影响。因此，有必要针对成年人群开展关于烟草使用后果的社区宣传项目。
