Prevalence and Consequences of Tobacco usage : A Study in the Chuna Bhatta Area of South Andaman

Abstract

The paper investigates the causes and consequence of tobacco usage in the Chuna Bhatta area of South Andaman with the help of primanJ survey. Out of the total population of190 persons in the study area, 74 people use tobacco products and a majorihj of the population started tobacco in the age group 16-20 years (63.52%) . The paper shows that there is a high proportion of persons in the study area that chew tobacco; in spite of the fact that around 66.67% of tobacco users in the area reported some form of tobacco related health complication. Thus, the paper argues for a better and more coordinated program by the government and Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to help people quit tobacco addiction.