COVID-19 and tobacco cessation: lessons from India.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The Government of India prohibited the sale of tobacco products during the COVID-19 lockdown to prevent the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. This study assessed the tobacco cessation behaviour and its predictors among adult tobacco users during the initial COVID-19 lockdown period in India.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted with 801 adult tobacco users (both smoking and smokeless tobacco) in two urban metropolitan cities of India over a 2-month period (July to August 2020). The study assessed complete tobacco cessation and quit attempts during the lockdown period. Logistic and negative binomial regression models were used to study the correlates of tobacco cessation and quit attempts, respectively.

Results

In total, 90 (11.3%) tobacco users repor

SUBMITTER: Arora M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8633921 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature