scholarly journals Tobacco use and nicotine dependency in a cross-sectional representative sample of 18,018 individuals in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sathya Prakash Manimunda ◽  
Vivek Benegal ◽  
Attayuru Purushottaman Sugunan ◽  
Panniyammakal Jeemon ◽  
Nagalla Balakrishna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
Andaman And Nicobar Islands ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Nicotine Dependency ◽  
Nicobar Islands

scholarly journals Assessment of nicotine dependence among tobacco users visiting outreach programs in Dharan, Nepal: a cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krishna Subedi ◽  
Ashish Shrestha ◽  
Tarakant Bhagat
Keyword(s):  
Nicotine Dependence ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Smokeless Tobacco ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Tobacco Cessation ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Outreach Programs ◽  
Nicotine Dependency ◽  
The Mean

Abstract Background Nicotine is a highly addictive substance present in tobacco. This study was conducted to assess the prevalence of tobacco use and compare the nicotine dependence among smokers and smokeless tobacco users visiting dental outreach programs of B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences -Dharan, Nepal. Methods A cross sectional study was conducted from June 2018 to April 2019. A total of 726 people were selected from participants of dental outreach programs of 6 districts using convenience sampling technique. The data collection was done using semi-structured questionnaire through face to face interview by a single researcher. History of tobacco use and level of nicotine dependency was measured using Nepali translated and validated form of Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence for smoking and smokeless. The mean age of the tobacco users was 39.55 ± 15.57 (Range = 19–82 years). Descriptive statistics including the mean, median, percentage, standard deviations and interquartile range were computed. Chi-square test, Fisher’s exact test and odds ratio were calculated where needed. Results The overall prevalence of any tobacco use, smoking form, smokeless and both form was found to be 32.8%, 14.9%, 14.3% and 3.6% respectively. Nicotine dependence (moderate and severe) was found in 80% of smokeless tobacco users and 48% of smokers. Among the smokeless tobacco users nicotine dependency was found to be more with female gender (Odds ratio = 4.98, 95%CI = 1.41–17.69, p = 0.01), increase in duration of tobacco use with every 10 years, low socioeconomic status (Odds ratio = 2.75, 95%CI = 1.02–7.40, p = 0.04), married, not using alcohol. Among smokers nicotine dependency was found to be significantly higher with more than 30 years of duration (Odds ratio = 3.35, 95% CI = 1.42–7.92, p = 0.005). Conclusions The study concluded that prevalence of tobacco consumption and nicotine dependence was high among the people visiting dental outreach programs. This study incorporated both smoking and smokeless tobacco users. It is high time to develop a policy to control tobacco use along with creating tobacco cessation centers. Tobacco control program are basically focusing on smoking. However, it is very necessary to incorporate in policy level to control smokeless tobacco along with smoking. Tobacco cessation centers will obviously help to quit tobacco among the tobacco users.

Cross-sectional seroprevalence study of peste des petits ruminants in goats in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

2019 ◽  
Vol 178 ◽  
pp. 111-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
V Balamurugan ◽  
Bibitha Varghese ◽  
D Muthuchelvan ◽  
S SowjanyaKumari ◽  
K Vinod Kumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Peste Des Petits Ruminants ◽  
Andaman And Nicobar Islands ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Seroprevalence Study ◽  
Nicobar Islands

scholarly journals Assessment of nicotine dependence among tobacco users visiting outreach programs in Dharan, Nepal: a cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Krishna Subedi ◽  
Ashish Shrestha ◽  
Tarakant Bhagat
Keyword(s):  
Tobacco Control ◽  
Nicotine Dependence ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Smokeless Tobacco ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Outreach Programs ◽  
Nicotine Dependency ◽  
The Mean

Abstract Background Nicotine is a highly addictive substance present in tobacco. This study was conducted to assess the level of nicotine dependence among smokers and smokeless tobacco users visiting dental outreach programs of B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences -Dharan, Nepal. Methods A cross sectional study was conducted from June 2018 to April 2019. A total of 726 people were selected from participants of dental outreach programs of 6 districts using convenience sampling technique. The data collection was done using semi-structured questionnaire through face-to-face interview by a single researcher. History of tobacco use and level of nicotine dependency was measured using Nepali translated and validated form of Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence for smoking and smokeless tobacco. The mean age of the tobacco users was 39.55 ± 15.57. Descriptive statistics including the mean, median, percentage, standard deviations and interquartile range were computed. Chi-square test, Fisher’s exact test, univariate and bivariate logistic regression were used where needed. Results Nicotine dependence (moderate and severe) was found in 80% of smokeless tobacco users and 48% of smokers. Among the smokeless tobacco users, nicotine dependency was found to be more with increase in duration of tobacco use (AOR = 50.25, 95%CI = 3.51–718.62, p = 0.004), low socioeconomic status (AOR = 6.27, 95%CI = 1.30–30.31, p = 0.02), less number of tobacco packets used per day and tried to quit tobacco use in last 1 year. Among smokers nicotine dependency was found to be significantly higher with smoking more than 10 cigarettes per day (AOR = 7.14, 95% CI = 2.00–25.40, p = 0.002). Conclusions The study concluded that level of nicotine dependence for both smoking and smokeless tobacco was high among the people visiting dental outreach programs. It is high time to develop a policy to control tobacco use along with creating tobacco cessation centers. Currently, tobacco control program is mostly focusing on smoking. However, it is also important to incorporate smokeless tobacco control at policy level.

scholarly journals Smartphone addiction among medical college students in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (10) ◽  
pp. 4273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ajay Raj Sethuraman ◽  
Shivani Rao ◽  
Lena Charlette ◽  
Pandurang Vithal Thatkar ◽  
Vivin Vincent
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Smart Phone ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Smartphone Addiction ◽  
User Group ◽  
Andaman And Nicobar Islands ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Nicobar Islands ◽  
Phone User

Background: Smart phones have become an integral part of youth. But at the same time addiction towards its use have become a serious concern among them. The objective of this study was to evaluate the level of smart phone usage among medical college students and their demographic characteristics.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted on 192 medical students. A self administered SAS scale has been used to assess the level of smart phone addiction. Subjects were classified into smart phone non-user group, a low smart phone user group and a high smart phone user group.Results: Out of 192 subjects who completed the questionnaires 85.40% (n=164) had smart phone addiction. Out of the total 192 students 28 students (14.60%) were low smart phone users, of which 9 were boys (14.30%) and 19 were girls (14.70%). Among 164 (85.40%) high smart phone users 54 students were boys (85.70%) and 110 were girls (85.30%) which was not statistically significant at 5% level (chi square=0.007, p=0.935).Conclusions: Medical college students in Andaman and Nicobar Islands are more vulnerable for smart phone addiction. 

scholarly journals Prevalence of Tobacco Use and Oral Mucosal Lesions among Nicobarese Tribal Population in Andaman and Nicobar Islands

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (9) ◽  
pp. 975-978
Author(s):  
Munish Dheeraj ◽  
Prafful Kumar ◽  
Ajay Verma ◽  
Anuradha Rajkuwar ◽  
Hariharavel Vijayapandian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Tribal Population ◽  
Andaman And Nicobar Islands ◽  
Oral Mucosal Lesions ◽  
Nicobar Islands ◽  
Mucosal Lesions

scholarly journals Leptospiral carrier state and seroprevalence among animal population – a cross-sectional sample survey in Andaman and Nicobar Islands

2003 ◽  
Vol 131 (2) ◽  
pp. 985-989 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. SHARMA ◽  
P. VIJAYACHARI ◽  
A. P. SUGUNAN ◽  
S. C. SEHGAL
Keyword(s):  
Rattus Rattus ◽  
Domestic Animals ◽  
Carrier State ◽  
Agglutination Test ◽  
Sample Survey ◽  
Animal Population ◽  
Andaman And Nicobar Islands ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Nicobar Islands ◽  
Sera Samples

A study was conducted with the objective of assessing the leptospiral carrier state and seroprevalence among animal population of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. A total of 494 sera samples from different domestic animals and 85 samples from rats (Rattus rattus) were tested by microscopic agglutination test using nine serogroups prevalent in these islands. Antibodies to leptospires were detected in 164 samples giving an overall seroprevalence of (33·11%). The seroprevalence was highest among cows (40·32%). Of 85 rat (Rattus rattus) samples tested for antileptospiral antibodies six (7·1%) were positive. Leptospires were isolated from kidney of two rats and urine of one cow. Isolate from urine of cow was heavily contaminated and was subsequently lost during further subculture. The two isolates were found to be pathogenic, belonging to serogroup Grippotyphosa. The isolates were further characterized by using a set of monoclonal antibodies. The agglutination patterns of isolates were similar to that of ratnapura and valbuzzi, however these did not completely match.

scholarly journals Nicotine dependence of cigarette and heated tobacco users in Japan, 2019: a cross-sectional analysis of the JASTIS Study

2021 ◽  
pp. tobaccocontrol-2020-056237
Author(s):  
Yan Kwan Lau ◽  
Sumiyo Okawa ◽  
Rafael Meza ◽  
Kota Katanoda ◽  
Takahiro Tabuchi
Keyword(s):  
Nicotine Dependence ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Past ◽  
Cross Sectional Analysis ◽  
Binomial Regression ◽  
Sectional Analysis ◽  
Prevalence Ratios ◽  
Min Cut

ObjectivesJapan is currently the biggest market of heated tobacco products (HTPs) in the world. Little is known about nicotine dependence among HTP users. Thus, the objective was to assess the association of type of tobacco use and time-to-first-use, a marker of nicotine dependence.MethodsA cross-sectional analysis of the 2019 data from an internet cohort study was conducted. The analytical sample consisted of 2147 current (≥1 day use in the past 30 days) HTP and/or conventional cigarette users, aged 25+ years. Marginal structural binomial regression was used to estimate nicotine dependence prevalence ratios (PRs) for each category of tobacco use (exclusive daily cigarette, exclusive HTP (≥1 day), dual HTP+daily cigarette, dual HTP+non-daily cigarette), relative to exclusive, non-daily cigarette smoking.ResultsUsing a 5 min cut-off for time-to-first-use, the prevalence of nicotine dependence was higher among dual users of HTP and daily cigarettes (PR=1.38; 95% CI: 1.05 to 1.82) and exclusive, daily cigarette users (PR=1.48; 95% CI: 1.15 to 1.91), relative to exclusive, non-daily cigarette users. However, nicotine dependence among exclusive HTP users, and dual HTP+non-daily cigarette users, did not differ from that of exclusive, non-daily cigarette users. When using 15 and 30 min cut-offs, all types of users, including exclusive HTP, had higher levels of nicotine dependence relative to exclusive, non-daily cigarette users.ConclusionsRegardless of HTP use, daily cigarette users had higher prevalence of nicotine dependence compared with non-daily cigarette users. Exclusive HTP users had similar (or potentially higher) dependence compared with exclusive, non-daily cigarette users. Longitudinal studies are needed to interrogate the public health implications of growing HTP use worldwide.

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