Awareness regarding the adverse effect of tobacco among adults in India: findings from secondary data analysis of Global Adult Tobacco Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To quantify the extent of awareness regarding the harmful effects of tobacco among the users (both smoked and smokeless) and non-users in India, and explore the determinants of comprehensive knowledge among the participants of the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS), India.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting and participants

The nationally representative GATS I (2009-2010) included 69 296 participants using a multistage sampling method, while GATS II (2015-2016) interviewed 74 037 respondents aged >15 years using a similar sampling method from all the states and union territories in India.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Comprehensive score were derived from nine items that explored awareness regarding the adverse effects of tobacco use among

SUBMITTER: Kankaria A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8240568 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature