Titre : | Correlates of alcohol consumption and tobacco use among tea industry workers of assam |
Titre traduit : | (Corrélations entre la consommation d'alcool et de tabac chez des travailleurs dans l'industrie du thé de la province indienne de l'Assam) |
Auteurs : | MEDHI G. K. ; HAZARIKA N. C. ; MAHANTA J. |
Type de document : | Périodique |
Année de publication : | 2006 |
Format : | 691-706 / tabl. |
Note générale : |
Substance Use and Misuse, 2006, 41, (5), 691-706 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus mots-clés ALCOOL ; FACTEUR PREDICTIF ; TABAC ; CONSOMMATION ; MILIEU PROFESSIONNEL ; PREVALENCEThésaurus géographique INDE |
Résumé : |
ENGLISH : An epidemiological study on alcohol and tobacco (smoking and nonsmoked tobacco) use was carried out in tea garden population of Assam, one of the largest agroindustries of India. A total sample of 2,264 individuals (male, 1,033; female, 1,231) aged 15 years and older was interviewed in 20022003 to collect information about alcohol and tobacco use using a predesigned and pretested questionnaire. Age-adjusted prevalence of alcohol consumption was 59.2% (male, 69.3%; female, 54%). Smoking was more common among males (13.2%) than females (2%). However, use of nonsmoked tobacco was almost as popular among female (71.9%) as among males (75.3%). More than half of the respondents (54.7%) were multiple users of alcohol and tobacco. Prevalence of alcohol consumption, nonsmoked tobacco use, and smoking among the young age group (1524 years) was 32.2%, 52.5%, and 2.2%, respectively. Prevalence of smoking increased with age, and more than a quarter of males above 54 years were smokers. Similar age trends in the prevalence of alcohol and nonsmoked tobacco was not observed. Sociodemographic correlates, like education, occupation, and marital status, emerged as important predictors of substance uses irrespective of sex. Association of income with substance use was weak in this study, perhaps due to homogeneity of income level. Users of alcohol and tobacco were mostly illiterate, manual workers, and widows/widowers. However, smokers were more common among sedentary worker. Not withstanding the limitations of the study, the findings of the study are useful for planning interventional strategy to control alcohol and tobacco use for better health outcome. (Editor's abstract.) |
Note de contenu : | tabl. |
Domaine : | Plusieurs produits / Several products |
Refs biblio. : | 21 |
Affiliation : |
Regional Medical Research Center, NE Region, Indian Council of Medical Research, POB 105, Assam, India. E-mail : icmrrcdinic.in Inde. India. |
Numéro Toxibase : | 405150 |
Centre Emetteur : | 04 CIRDD-51 |
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