Trends and determinants of tobacco use initiation in India: analysis of two rounds of the Global Adult Tobacco Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Early initiation of tobacco use can lead to lifelong addiction and increases tobacco-attributable morbidity and mortality. This study assesses trends in tobacco use initiation and factors associated with tobacco use initiation using disaggregated data from two rounds of the Global Adult Tobacco Survey India (GATS; 2009-2010 (GATS 1) and 2016-2017 (GATS 2)).

Design

Secondary analysis of repeated cross-sectional studies.

Settings and participants

The study involved data from 69 296 individuals and 76 069 households in GATS 1 and 74 037 individuals and 77 170 households in GATS 2, two rounds of a nationally representative survey in India.

Outcome measures

Mean age of initiation (as recalled by the participants) of smoked and smokeless tobacco (SLT) use

SUBMITTER: Verma M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10533663 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature