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Title


HOW HAS THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AFFECTED TOBACCO USERS IN INDIA: LESSONS FROM AN
ONGOING TOBACCO CESSATION PROGRAM.

Authors


GUPTE, HIMANSHU A.; MANDAL, GAURI; JAGIASI, DINESH

Abstract


INTRODUCTION TOBACCO USE IS DETRIMENTAL AT ANY TIME. HOWEVER, IT IS PROVING TO
BE MORE DANGEROUS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. TOBACCO USE MAY INCREASE THE
RISK OF BEING INFECTED, INCREASES THE CHANCES OF COMPLICATIONS, AND ALSO
INCREASES THE PROBABILITY OF ITS SPREAD. WE ASSESSED THE AWARENESS ABOUT THIS
ASSOCIATION AND THE IMPACT OF THE LOCKDOWN ON TOBACCO USE AMONG TOBACCO USERS
REGISTERED BEFORE THE LOCKDOWN FOR LIFEFIRST, A TOBACCO DEPENDENCE TREATMENT
PROGRAM. METHODS 1016 TOBACCO USERS WERE UNDER ACTIVE FOLLOW-UP IN THEIR COURSE
OF THE 6-MONTH COUNSELLING PROGRAM. FROM 14 TO 28 MAY 2020, 650 (64%) OF THESE
REGISTERED USERS WERE CONTACTED BY COUNSELLORS FOR FOLLOW-UP SESSIONS OVER THE
TELEPHONE. SEMI-STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRES WERE FILLED IN DURING THE CALLS.
RESULTS TWO-THIRDS (67%) OF TOBACCO USERS WERE UNAWARE OF THE ASSOCIATION
BETWEEN TOBACCO AND COVID-19. ONLY 30% OF THE USERS FELT THAT THE CURRENT
SITUATION HAD AFFECTED THEIR TOBACCO USE, THE COMMONEST IMPACTS BEING
UNAVAILABILITY AND INCREASED PRICES OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS. WHILE THIS WAS SEEN AS
AN OPPORTUNITY TO QUIT BY SOME USERS, SOME REPORTED INCREASED TOBACCO USE DUE TO
INCREASED STRESS. OF THE 219 (34%) TOBACCO USERS WHO QUIT TOBACCO DURING THE
LOCKDOWN, 51% QUIT BECAUSE OF THE LOCKDOWN AND THEIR CONCERN OVER COVID-19.
ABSTINENCE AMONG THOSE WHO WERE AWARE OF THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE CORONAVIRUS
AND TOBACCO WAS TWICE THAT AMONG THOSE WHO WERE NOT AWARE. CONCLUSIONS AWARENESS
ACTIVITIES ABOUT THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF TOBACCO DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
HAVE TO BE STRENGTHENED. MEASURES TO MOTIVATE AND SUPPORT TOBACCO USERS TO QUIT
HAVE TO BE PROVIDED THROUGH CESSATION SERVICES.

Subjects


COVID-19 PANDEMIC; SMOKING CESSATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TOBACCO PRODUCTS;
STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS

Publication


TOBACCO PREVENTION & CESSATION, 2020, VOL 6, P1

ISSN


2459-3087

Publication type


ACADEMIC JOURNAL

DOI


10.18332/TPC/127122

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How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected tobacco users in India: Lessons from an
ongoing tobacco cessation program.