Rural-urban disparities in tobacco use among middle aged and elderly Indian adults: a multivariate decomposition analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Globally, rural areas have a higher prevalence of tobacco consumption compared to urban areas. The reasons for this are poorly known but include individual, demographic, socio-economic, cultural and environmental factors. Among middle aged and elderly individuals in India, we estimated the rural-urban disparities in current smoked and smokeless tobacco use and conducted a decomposition analysis to identify the underlying determinates that contributed to the disparities.

Methods

Data from Longitudinal Ageing Study in India, wave 1 (2017-18) of adults aged more than 45 years was utilised in this analysis. The weighted prevalence of current tobacco use was estimated. Inequalities in tobacco consumption were disaggregated as per wealth index using the concentration in

SUBMITTER: Halder P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12359880 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature