Tobacco use is the single avoidable cause of death and disability of the most important public health issue in the present time.6 The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that in every 8 seconds somebody dies from a tobacco-related disease globally.7 WHO described tobacco smoking as pandemic with an anticipated three million of deaths per annum globally because of smoking. This figure is estimated to ascend to 10 million by the year 2020 or early 2030, if the present trends of smoking continue, seventy percent of these deaths will occur in the developing countries.8 Tobacco use causes approximately one million deaths annually in India, which is much than the collective mortality due to malaria, TB and HIV/AIDS. The Tobacco Free Initiative of the World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with Centers for Diseases Control, USA has undertaken the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS). As per GYTS, 2009 in India, about 14.6% of 13-15 years school going children used tobacco.9 The habit usually starts in adolescence and rapidly escalates thereafter.Due to high addiction potential of nicotine, tobacco use leads to chronic dependence which requires treatment. Only 5% of the world’s population is estimated to have access to treatment for tobacco dependence.10 Existing tobacco cessation services in India, both in public and private sector are grossly inadequate. Proper efforts to control the addiction of smoking and chewing at early stage of life are lacking.
In developing countries, few studies[1,6,11-13] has been conducted to find out the magnitude and understand this problem but there are dearth of data from India[4,14,15] and especially in rural West Bengal.
Therefore, this study was undertaken to assess the prevalence of smoking and chewing habits and to explore the rationale for such addiction among rural school children of Bankura district, West Bengal.
Tobacco use is the single avoidable cause of death and disability of the most important public health issue in the present time.6 The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that in every 8 seconds somebody dies from a tobacco-related disease globally.7 WHO described tobacco smoking as pandemic with an anticipated three million of deaths per annum globally because of smoking. This figure is estimated to ascend to 10 million by the year 2020 or early 2030, if the present trends of smoking continue, seventy percent of these deaths will occur in the developing countries.8 Tobacco use causes approximately one million deaths annually in India, which is much than the collective mortality due to malaria, TB and HIV/AIDS. The Tobacco Free Initiative of the World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with Centers for Diseases Control, USA has undertaken the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS). As per GYTS, 2009 in India, about 14.6% of 13-15 years school going children used tobacco.9 The habit usually starts in adolescence and rapidly escalates thereafter.Due to high addiction potential of nicotine, tobacco use leads to chronic dependence which requires treatment. Only 5% of the world’s population is estimated to have access to treatment for tobacco dependence.10 Existing tobacco cessation services in India, both in public and private sector are grossly inadequate. Proper efforts to control the addiction of smoking and chewing at early stage of life are lacking.
In developing countries, few studies[1,6,11-13] has been conducted to find out the magnitude and understand this problem but there are dearth of data from India[4,14,15] and especially in rural West Bengal.
Therefore, this study was undertaken to assess the prevalence of smoking and chewing habits and to explore the rationale for such addiction among rural school children of Bankura district, West Bengal.
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