Open AccessA qualitative study on attitude towards smoking, quitting and tobacco control policies among current smokers of different socio-economic status
Author(s) -
Lalitha Rani Chellappa,
Arthi Balasubramaniam,
Meignana Arumugham Indiran,
Pradeep Kumar Rathinavelu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1628_20
Subject(s) - medicine , tobacco control , smoking cessation , environmental health , tobacco use , qualitative research , control (management) , current (fluid) , public health , nursing , population , social science , sociology , economics , management , pathology , electrical engineering , engineering
Tobacco consumed as smoke and smokeless forms is an important preventable public health issue projected to be the single largest cause of mortality worldwide. The aim of the study was to qualitatively assess the attitudes towards smoking, quitting and tobacco control policies among current smokers of different socio-economic status.