Influence of Family Environment and Tobacco Addiction: A Short Report from a Post-Graduate Teaching Hospital, India

Rohit Sharma, Natália Martins, Arunabh Tripathi, Pasquale Caponnetto, Neha Garg, Eugenie Nepovimova, Kamil Kuča and Pradeep Kumar Prajapati
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Rohit Sharma: Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Rasashastra and Bhaishajya Kalpana, Faculty of Ayurveda, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India
Natália Martins: Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Alameda Prof. Hernani Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
Arunabh Tripathi: National Institute of Indian Medical Heritage, CCRAS, Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India, Hyderabad, Telangana 500036, India
Pasquale Caponnetto: Department of Education, University of Catania, 2 Ofelia, 95124 Catania, Italy
Neha Garg: Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Ayurveda, Banaras Hindu University, 221005 Varanasi, India
Eugenie Nepovimova: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Hradec Králové, 50003 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Kamil Kuča: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Hradec Králové, 50003 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Pradeep Kumar Prajapati: Department of Rasashastra and Bhaishajya Kalpana, All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi 110076, India

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 8, 1-10

Abstract: Background: The initiation of tobacco addiction is complex, and several factors contribute to the onset of this behavior. It is presumed that the influence of family environment may pose a key factor in tobacco addiction. Tobacco-use has been highly observed in the Jamnagar district of Saurashtra region of Gujarat, India. No earlier study has focused on determining the pervasiveness of tobacco-use in families of tobacco users and non-users in this geographical area. Thus, this study aimed to assess the practice and pattern of tobacco-use (smoking and/or tobacco-chewing) in the families of tobacco-user patients. Methods: We studied the families of 65 tobacco-user patients (Group 1) who visited an outpatient clinic of an Ayurvedic post-graduate hospital with complaints of cough were studied and compared with age and gender-matched non-tobacco users (Group 2). The prevalence of tobacco use among the parents, siblings, and children of both groups was analyzed and compared. Results: The findings revealed that tobacco use among parents, siblings, and children in Group 1 was higher than Group 2 ( p < 0.001). This meant that the problems of tobacco addiction are not always related to the individual, and therefore, tobacco-prevention strategies should focus on the entire family. Conclusions: These findings offer further insight into the promotion of smoking prevention interventions. Nevertheless, further research is warranted.

Keywords: addiction; family; Jamnagar; public health; smoking; tobacco; smoking (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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