Role of Family Milieu in Tobacco Addiction: A Study in a Tertiary-care Institution in India

Authors

  • Shridhar Dwivedi Department of Medicine/Preventive Cardiology, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Jamia Hamdard (Hamdard University), New Delhi 110 062,
  • Amitesh Aggarwal Department of Preventive Cardiology/Medicine, University College of Medical Sciences (University of Delhi) and GTB Hospital, Delhi,
  • Nishant Singh Department of Preventive Cardiology/Medicine, University College of Medical Sciences (University of Delhi) and GTB Hospital, Delhi,
  • Sourabh Aggarwal Department of Preventive Cardiology/Medicine, University College of Medical Sciences (University of Delhi) and GTB Hospital, Delhi,
  • Vishal Sharma Department of Preventive Cardiology/Medicine, University College of Medical Sciences (University of Delhi) and GTB Hospital, Delhi,

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jhpn.v31i1.14757

Keywords:

Addiction, Family, Non-communicable disease, Public health, Tobacco, India

Abstract

Use of tobacco is singularly responsible for most cases of cancer and coronary artery disease (CAD). Efforts to stop tobacco-use need to be guided by social circumstances. It is believed that family milieu may play a role in tobacco addiction. We studied the prevalence and pattern of tobacco-use in families of 50 consecutive tobacco-user patients who presented to a tobacco-cessation clinic and compared with age- and gendermatched controls (non-users of tobacco). The tobacco-use rates were significantly higher in the family of patients with tobacco-use compared to the control group. We conclude that problems of tobacco-use are not related to individual phenomenon, and efforts for control of tobacco addiction must be focused on entire family.

J HEALTH POPUL NUTR 2013 Mar;31(1):130-132

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jhpn.v31i1.14757

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Published

2013-04-25

How to Cite

Dwivedi, S., Aggarwal, A., Singh, N., Aggarwal, S., & Sharma, V. (2013). Role of Family Milieu in Tobacco Addiction: A Study in a Tertiary-care Institution in India. Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 31(1), 130–132. https://doi.org/10.3329/jhpn.v31i1.14757

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 1 (2013)

Section

Short Report