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ArticleClinical epidemiology and global health

Tobacco use pattern and quitting behaviour among healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic: Insights from a pan India online survey.

Bijaya Nanda Naik, Bijit Biswas, Chandramani Singh, Sanjay Pandey, Santosh Kumar Nirala, Neha Chaudhary

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Bijaya Nanda NaikDepartment of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India.
Bijit BiswasDepartment of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India.
Chandramani SinghDepartment of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India.
Sanjay PandeyDepartment of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India.
Santosh Kumar NiralaDepartment of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India.
Neha ChaudharyDepartment of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHealthcare professionals (HCPs) have a definite role in tobacco control and can help immensely by setting examples. The current study aimed to study the tobacco use pattern and quitting behaviour among HCPs of India during the COVID-19 pandemic.

methodsWe addressed the research objective using a cross-sectional, anonymous online survey using 'google form" among 687 HCPs of India during December 2020. Descriptive and inferential statistics were performed using SPSS.

resultsOverall, 32.6% of the HCPs were ever tobacco user while 23.4% and 16.9% were current and daily tobacco user. During the COVID-19 pandemic, 51.7% and 43.1% of HCPs cut down the frequency and amount of tobacco use respectively while for 24.1% COVID-19 pandemic exerted no effect on their tobacco use. Presence of vulnerable population at home [ adjusted odds ratio (AOR): 17.5 (95% confidence interval (CI): 3.3-92.2)], ever tobacco quit attempt [AOR: 13.5 (95% CI:2.7-67.7)] and history of COVID-19 disease [AOR: 5.1 (95% CI:1.3-20.7)] significantly determined reduced tobacco use (60.3%) during the pandemic. Similarly, reduced tobacco use during the pandemic [AOR: 4.8 (95% CI:1.7-13.5)] and perception of both smoking and smokeless tobacco form to be harmful for COVID-19 [AOR: 4.8 (95% CI:1.7-13.5)] were the independent correlates of tobacco quit attempt (50.0%) during the pandemic.

conclusionTobacco use was quite rampant among the HCPs with every fourth and sixth being a current and daily tobacco user respectively. During the COVID-19 pandemic three in every five HCPs surveyed reduced tobacco use while every second HCP made a quit attempt.

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COVID-19Health personnelTobacco useTobacco use cessationTobacco use disorder

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PMCPMC8519579
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