Dattatraya Ramkrishna Sinalkar|R. Kunwar|R. Bagal
Tobacco consumption and its association with education among women residing in a rural area of Maharashtra: A cross-sectional study
Armed Forces Medical College|Armed Forces Medical College
tobacco use increasing among women girls across globe well parts india india 8 10 lakh people die due tobacco related diseases every year tobacco epidemic among women needs prevented study conducted find prevalence pattern tobacco consumption association education among females 1549 years rural village pune maharashtra india crosssectional study carried among 313 females 1549 years rural field practice area medical college pune feb 11 may 11 pretested questionnaire used collecting data interview obtaining informed consent statistical analysis performed epinfo software version 353 313 female studied 1405 44 096 03 found current former tobacco user respectively 8498 266 never used form tobacco lifetime mishri consumption 45 commonest form smokeless tobacco use followed quid use 36 majority tobacco users 5455 illiterate significant association tobacco consumption education level p 00295 tobacco consumption increasing age tobacco consumption found prevalent 1405 women almost used smokeless tobacco mainly mishri tobacco consumption directly associated age inversely educational level therefore increasing womens literacy may bring tobacco use among women