Quit attempts among tobacco users identified in the Tamil Nadu Tobacco Survey of 2015/2016: a 3 year follow-up mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine current tobacco use in 2018/2019, quit attempts made and to explore the enablers and barriers in quitting tobacco among tobacco users identified in the Tamil Nadu Tobacco Survey (TNTS) in 2015/2016.

Setting

TNTS was conducted in 2015/2016 throughout the state of Tamil Nadu (TN) in India covering 111 363 individuals. Tobacco prevalence was found to be 5.2% (n=5208).

Participants

All tobacco users in 11 districts of TN identified by TNTS (n=2909) were tracked after 3 years by telephone. In-depth interviews (n=26) were conducted in a subsample to understand the enablers and barriers in quitting.

Primary and secondary outcomes

Current tobacco use status, any quit attempt and successful quit rate were the primary outcomes, while barriers and

SUBMITTER: Veeraiah S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7473619 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature