Smoking cessation among middle-aged and older adults in India.

ABSTRACT: There are close to 100 million combustible tobacco users in India. This study was conducted to assess the national and state-level estimates for smoking quit ratio and identify the factors associated with quitting smoking among life-time combustible tobacco users aged 45 years and above in India. A cross-sectional analysis of a representative sample of 11,920 lifetime combustible tobacco users aged ≥ 45 years extracted from the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI) was conducted. Quit ratio was defined as the ratio of individuals who quit smoking to lifetime combustible tobacco users. Descriptive estimates for quit ratios at the national and state levels were computed. Adjusted odds ratios (AOR) using binary logistic regression analysis were computed to identify the factors associated

SUBMITTER: Kodali PB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12618567 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature