AU - Parashar, Mamta
AU - Dwivedi, Shridhar
AU - Singh, Mitasha
AU - Patavegar, Bilkish
AU - Bhardwaj, Milan
TI - Tobacco use behavior among construction site workers of Delhi, India
PT - ORIG
DP - 2017 Oct 1
TA - International Journal of Health & Allied Sciences
PG - 210-214
VI - 6
IP - 4
4099- https://www.ijhas.in/article.asp?issn=2278-344X;year=2017;volume=6;issue=4;spage=210;epage=214;aulast=Parashar;type=0
4100- https://www.ijhas.in/article.asp?issn=2278-344X;year=2017;volume=6;issue=4;spage=210;epage=214;aulast=Parashar
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BACKGROUND: Despite various initiatives, menace of tobacco problem still remains a cause of concern globally. Job of construction site workers is primarily monotonous which predisposes to tobacco habit.
OBJECTIVE: Assessing behavior regarding tobacco consumption among construction site workers of Delhi.
METHODOLOGY: A cross-sectional study was carried out among all construction site workers of Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research and associated HAH centenary hospital, New Delhi. Study included 172 workers for a period of 6 months.
RESULTS: Majority (91%) were tobacco users, and out of these, 49% were using smokeless tobacco, 29% were consuming bidi/cigarette, and 22% were consuming both. Tobacco as cause of cancer was named by 55.8%, while other diseases named were cough (39.5%), tuberculosis (17.4%), and other diseases (25.6%). Warning labels lead to the thought of quitting tobacco in 62.8%. Most common place (97.4%) for tobacco consumption was workplace.
CONCLUSION: Hence the views of workers are of great importance before implementing any anti-tobacco measures at workplace.