ArticleTobacco prevention & cessation2020
Patterns and related factors of bidi smoking in India.
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- Prevalence of COPD among population above 30 years in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of global health · 2021Pooled it
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- Tobacco Endgame: Can India Share the Dream?Indian journal of psychological medicine · 2023Article
- Revisiting the tax treatment of bidis in India.Tobacco control · 2022Article
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- The association between the retail price of manufactured cigarettes and bidis on current smoking status in India.Tobacco induced diseases · 2022Article
- Periodontal status associated with dual habits of smoking and smokeless tobacco use: A cross-sectional study in young adults.Journal of advanced periodontology & implant dentistry · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionBidis are the most commonly smoked tobacco product in India. Understanding bidi smoking is important to reducing overall tobacco smoking and health-related consequences in India. We analyzed 2009-2010 and 2016-2017 Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) India data to examine bidi smoking and its associated sociodemographic correlates and perceptions of dangers of smoking.
methodsGATS is a nationally representative household survey of adults aged ≥15 years, designed to measure tobacco use and tobacco control indicators. Current bidi smoking was defined as current smoking of one or more bidis during a usual week. We computed bidi smoking prevalence estimates and relative change during 2009-2010 and 2016-2017. Used pooled multilevel logistic regression to identify individual-level determinants of bidi smoking and neighborhood-level and state-level variations.
resultsOverall, 9.2% and 7.7% of adults smoked bidis in India during 2009-2010 and 2016-2017, respectively, reflecting 16.4% significant relative decline. In pooled analysis, male, older age, rural residence, lower education level, lower wealth index, less knowledge about harms of smoking, and survey year were associated with increased odds of bidi smoking. Results also showed variance in odds of smoking bidis is associated with neighborhood (15.9%) and state (31.8%) level.
conclusionsHigher odds of bidi smoking were found among males, older age groups, and among those with lower socioeconomic status. Accordingly, health education interventions designed for these groups across India and other population-level interventions, such as WHO recommendation on increasing price on tobacco products, could help reduce bidi smoking. In addition, state/neighborhood-specific interventions could also help address differential bidi smoking across India.
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