Unveiling the socio contextual triggers of smokeless tobacco use among blue collar workers: implications for workplace health and policy.

ABSTRACT: This study investigates the socio-contextual determinants of smokeless tobacco (SLT) use among blue-collar workers in India, a demography exhibiting the world's highest SLT use. The Social Ecology Theory is used to understand the phenomenon by analysing the data collected from 392 blue-collar workers, through the mediated moderation approach in the structural equation model. The findings indicate that working conditions (β = 0.17; p value = 0.007), social norms and support (β = 0.14; p value = 0.011), personality (β = 0.09; p value = 0.014), and perceived effectiveness of SLT control policies (β= -0.13; p value = 0.002) significantly impact the SLT use of blue collar workers. However, knowledge about the health effects of SLT use and neighborhood disadvantages did not exhibit a significant

SUBMITTER: Bandyopadhyay A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12627588 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature