Are socioeconomic disparities in tobacco consumption increasing in India? A repeated cross-sectional multilevel analysis

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Authors

Nandita Bhan · Harvard University

Swati Srivastava · Public Health Foundation of India

Sutapa Agrawal

Malavika A. Subramanyam · University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Christopher Millett · Imperial College London

Sakthivel Selvaraj · Public Health Foundation of India

S. V. Subramanian · Harvard University

Abstract

Indian tobacco use patterns show significant diversions from the Cigarette Epidemic Model-from gender and socioeconomic perspectives. Separate analysis by type is needed to further understand social determinants of tobacco use in India.

Topics & Keywords

Smoking Behavior and Cessation Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: BMJ Open

Volume 2, Issue 5, pp. e001348-e001348

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001348

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