Impact on patterns of tobacco and its initiation among children of conflict area in Jammu and Kashmir (India): a school based study
Background School going children are becoming target of Tobacco Industry and is a serious issue in disturbed areas of India particularly Kashmir. The early age of initiation underscores the urgent need to intervene and protect this vulnerable group from falling prey to this addiction. The present st...
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| description | Background
School
going children are becoming target of Tobacco Industry and is a serious issue
in disturbed areas of India particularly Kashmir. The early age of initiation
underscores the urgent need to intervene and protect this vulnerable group from
falling prey to this addiction. The present study was thus undertaken to assess
the prevalence of tobacco habits (Patterns) among school children, determine
the age & major reasons of initiation of these habits, and compare the age
of initiation between students who were more than 15 and ≤ 18 yr of age.
Methods
Through cluster and random
sampling method, private and government schools of Kashmir valley (10
Districts) of Jammu and Kashmir were identified for the study. In identified
schools a structured questionnaire was administered among students of class 7
to 12 (aged 11-19 yr). The data entry was done in further descriptive and
exploratory data analysis was done manually.
Results
It
is found that 18.4% students; 375 (14.1%) were 'ever smokers (including current
smokers), 111(4.1%) were 'ever tobacco chewers (including current chewers)',
(11.94%) were 'exclusive smokers' and (3.5%) were 'exclusive tobacco chewers'.
512 (19.3%) children belong to families affected by unrest and suffered
economic loss from last 3 years. The mean age of initiation of these habits was
around 10.4 year. Nearly 75 % of boys and 6% of girls ≤ 15 yr initiated the
habit of tobacco before the age of 12yr.
Conclusions
The study concludes that Tobacco use in Kashmir (State J&K) among children
is higher than the national average, the conflict in the region may be the one
of main reason behind it. It also highlight the alarming fact that age
initiation among these areas is much lower than the state average. Customized policy
intervention is required to control the tobacco use among children in conflict
area. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ac888c1305924cefb3dd1d03ae9edd002022-12-22T02:40:54ZengEuropean PublishingTobacco Induced Diseases1617-96252018-03-0116110.18332/tid/8439684396Impact on patterns of tobacco and its initiation among children of conflict area in Jammu and Kashmir (India): a school based studyMohd Altaf Dar0Dr Saleem Rehman1Ashish Pandey2Government of Jammu and Kashmir, Health Services, IndiaGovernment of Jammu and Kashmir, Health Services, IndiaInternational Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Tobacco Control, IndiaBackground School going children are becoming target of Tobacco Industry and is a serious issue in disturbed areas of India particularly Kashmir. The early age of initiation underscores the urgent need to intervene and protect this vulnerable group from falling prey to this addiction. The present study was thus undertaken to assess the prevalence of tobacco habits (Patterns) among school children, determine the age & major reasons of initiation of these habits, and compare the age of initiation between students who were more than 15 and ≤ 18 yr of age. Methods Through cluster and random sampling method, private and government schools of Kashmir valley (10 Districts) of Jammu and Kashmir were identified for the study. In identified schools a structured questionnaire was administered among students of class 7 to 12 (aged 11-19 yr). The data entry was done in further descriptive and exploratory data analysis was done manually. Results It is found that 18.4% students; 375 (14.1%) were 'ever smokers (including current smokers), 111(4.1%) were 'ever tobacco chewers (including current chewers)', (11.94%) were 'exclusive smokers' and (3.5%) were 'exclusive tobacco chewers'. 512 (19.3%) children belong to families affected by unrest and suffered economic loss from last 3 years. The mean age of initiation of these habits was around 10.4 year. Nearly 75 % of boys and 6% of girls ≤ 15 yr initiated the habit of tobacco before the age of 12yr. Conclusions The study concludes that Tobacco use in Kashmir (State J&K) among children is higher than the national average, the conflict in the region may be the one of main reason behind it. It also highlight the alarming fact that age initiation among these areas is much lower than the state average. Customized policy intervention is required to control the tobacco use among children in conflict area.http://www.journalssystem.com/tid/Impact-on-patterns-of-tobacco-and-its-initiation-among-children-of-conflict-area,84396,0,2.htmlWCTOH |
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| title | Impact on patterns of tobacco and its initiation among children of conflict area in Jammu and Kashmir (India): a school based study |
| title_full | Impact on patterns of tobacco and its initiation among children of conflict area in Jammu and Kashmir (India): a school based study |
| title_fullStr | Impact on patterns of tobacco and its initiation among children of conflict area in Jammu and Kashmir (India): a school based study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact on patterns of tobacco and its initiation among children of conflict area in Jammu and Kashmir (India): a school based study |
| title_short | Impact on patterns of tobacco and its initiation among children of conflict area in Jammu and Kashmir (India): a school based study |
| title_sort | impact on patterns of tobacco and its initiation among children of conflict area in jammu and kashmir india a school based study |
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