Abstract
There is a well-established association between tobacco consumption with asthma and chronic bronchitis (CB). This study aimed at estimating the prevalence of tobacco consumption and its association with asthma and CB in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. A cross-sectional household survey of 573 males was conducted during January–June 2015 in the Jajmau area of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. The questionnaire was designed to collect information on self-reported symptoms pertaining to asthma and CB, which were considered as response variables for the study. More than one-third of the respondents (36%) smoked tobacco and 44% consumed smokeless tobacco. Men who were aged 35 years and above were more prone to CB, with odds ratios (ORs) of 2.08 in model 1 and 1.84 in model 2. The prevalence of CB is higher among those from the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (12.4%). People consuming any form of tobacco are more likely to get CB (OR = 5.22) than their counterparts who do not consume tobacco. The chances of getting asthma was higher among those who consumed any form of smokeless tobacco (OR = 1.34) and those who consume any form of tobacco (OR = 2.30) in model 2. Our study found a significant association between tobacco consumption (smoking and use of smokeless tobacco) with asthma and CB and the predictors that affect the pattern of tobacco consumption, such as respondents’ age, education level, caste, level of exposure to the media, and standard of living index.
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