• Asian Pac. J. Cancer Prev. · Jan 2013

    Burden of smoked and smokeless tobacco consumption in India - results from the Global adult Tobacco Survey India (GATS-India)- 2009-201.

    • Gupta Bhawna.
    • Department School of Dentistry and Oral Health, Gold Coast, Australia. bhawna.gupta@griffithuni.edu.au
    • Asian Pac. J. Cancer Prev. 2013 Jan 1; 14 (5): 3323-9.

    BackgroundThe Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) was carried out for systematically monitoring tobacco use and for tracking key tobacco control indicators.Materials And MethodsA total of 70,802 households, including 42,647 in rural areas and 28,155 in urban areas, were covered with a three stage sampling design. Data were collected on sociodemographic characteristics, knowledge, attitude and practices of tobacco consumption.ResultsGATS-India highlighted that total tobacco use among its residents is overall 34.6%, varying for males (47.9%) and females (20.7%). The rural areas of the country exhibit comparatively higher prevalence rates (38.4%) in comparison to urban areas (25.3%). Overall, Khaini, a smokeless tobacco product (12.0%), is the most popular form of tobacco use among males and females, followed by bidi smoking (9.0%).ConclusionResults of GATS data can be used as baseline for evaluation of new tobacco control approaches in India integrating culturally acceptable and cost effective measures.

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