Open AccessAssessment of effectiveness of smoking cessation intervention among male prisoners in India: A randomized controlled trial
Author(s) -
Sachin Naik,
Sanjeev Khanagar,
Amit Kumar,
Sujith Ramachandra,
Sunil V Vadavadagi,
Kiran Murthy Dhananjaya
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of international society of preventive and community dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.476
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2250-1002
pISSN - 2231-0762
DOI - 10.4103/2231-0762.146213
Subject(s) - prison , medicine , smoking cessation , intervention (counseling) , randomized controlled trial , psychiatry , environmental health , psychology , surgery , criminology , pathology
Tobacco smoking is an integral part of prison life and an established part of the culture. Little attention has been paid to prevention of smoking in prison. Approximately 70-80% of prisoners have been identified as current smokers.