Is occupation the “driving force” for tobacco consumption? A cross-sectional study to assess prevalence, patterns, and attitude towards tobacco use among long-distance bus drivers and conductors in Western Maharashtra

Is occupation the “driving force” for tobacco consumption? A cross-sectional study to assess prevalence, patterns, and attitude towards tobacco use among long-distance bus drivers and conductors in Western Maharashtra

Background: Tobacco use remains a major cause of preventable deaths worldwide. The recent Global Adult Tobacco Survey 2016–2017 has shown the prevalence of tobacco use among Indian population to be 28.6%. In Maharashtra, 35.5% of all adult males either smoke tobacco or use some form of smokeless tob...

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Main Authors: G Ayyappa, Renuka Kunte, Arun Kumar Yadav, Dashrath R Basannar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Industrial Psychiatry Journal
Subjects:
long-distance bus drivers
occupation
tobacco use
Online Access:http://www.industrialpsychiatry.org/article.asp?issn=0972-6748;year=2019;volume=28;issue=2;spage=237;epage=241;aulast=

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