Research Journal of Medical Sciences
ISSN: Online 1993-6095ISSN: Print 1815-9346
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The Southeast Asian Region of the World Health Organisation has the highest tobacco consumption rate. According to Global Adult Tobacco Survey 2016‐2017, in India, 28.6% of adults aged 15 and above use tobacco in any form. To assess tobacco usage among young people of rural areas of Varanasi. A cross sectional study done in rural areas of Varanasi where 182 eligible participants of age group 15‐24 years of age answered a predesigned and pretested proforma. Data was analysed using Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20. Close to 40% of the male participants were using smoked tobacco products as opposed to only 8% females. For smokeless tobacco usage, this figure was 28‐13% respectively. The usage of tobacco among males was more than females across all types of tobacco products. Smoked tobacco products were more in usage than smokeless tobacco products.
How to cite this article:
Sachchidanand , Ashutosh Singh, Navin Kumar, Tumul Nandan and Santosh Kumar Barman. Assessment of Tobacco Usage Among Young Rural Population of Varanasi District of Uttar Pradesh,
India.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.59218/makrjms.2023.12.261.264
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