Determinants of tobacco use and prevalence of oral precancerous lesions in cab drivers in Bengaluru City, India

• Published in: International journal of preventive medicine Vol. 8; no. 1; p. 100
• Main Authors: Shetty, Punith, Khargekar, Naveen, Debnath, Arpan, Khargekar, Nitin, Srivastava, B, Farha Hakeen, Naz
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Iran Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01.01.2017; Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd; Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
• Subjects: Addictive behaviors; Analysis; Dentistry; Early detection of cancer; Health aspects; Health risks; Hospitals; Lesions; leukoplakia; Males; Mouth diseases; Nicotine; Oral cancer; Original; Prepaid services; Prevalence studies (Epidemiology); Public health; Risk factors; Smoking; Studies; Taxicab drivers; Taxicabs; Tobacco; Tobacco habit; tobacco use disorder; Working hours; India; tobacco use disorder; leukoplakia; Early detection of cancer

Background: Tobacco is a most important risk factor for various types of cancer as well as some noncommunicable disease. Around 34.6% of Indian population consume tobacco. The tobacco consumption is higher in some vulnerable population such as drivers, daily wage laborers, and policemen. Tobacco con...