Illiteracy, Ignorance, and Willingness to Quit Smoking among Villagers in India

• Published in: Cancer science Vol. 83; no. 4; pp. 340 - 343
• Main Authors: Gavarasana, Satyanarayana, Gorty, Prasad V. S. N. R., Allam, Apparao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.04.1992; Japanese Cancer Association; John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Attitude to Health; Biological and medical sciences; Child; Education; Female; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; Illiteracy; India; Key words; Male; Medical personnel; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Multiple tumors. Solid tumors. Tumors in childhood (general aspects); Sex Characteristics; Smoking; Tobacco Use Disorder - psychology; Tobacco Use Disorder - rehabilitation; Tumors; Asia; India; Human; Prevention; Rural environment; Poison withdrawal; Tobacco smoking; Malignant tumor; Public health

During the field work to control oral cancer, difficulty in communication was encountered with illiterates. A study to define the role of illiteracy, ignorance and willingness to quit smoking among the villagers was undertaken in a rural area surrounding Doddipatla Village, A.P., India. Out of a tot...