Guwahati: Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh have recorded the highest prevalence of tobacco consumption among children in 57.9% in each country, followed by Nagaland (42.6%), Meghalaya (33.6%) and sikkim (24.8%) ), revealing the global youth tobacco survey (GYTS) -2019 for India, released by the Minister of Health Union, Mansukh Mandaviya, on Tuesday.
According to the survey, the use of tobacco smoking has now decreased from 8.1% in 2003 to 7.3% in 2019 in the country.
Smokeless tobacco consumption, also, has declined from 14% in 2003 to 4.1% in 2019.
But even as the national average for tobacco consumption in the 13-15 year age group is around 8.5% for all types of tobacco in India, northeastern countries present a gloomy picture.
Even though it was in a better position with 11.9% of tobacco consumption in the age group surveyed, Assam was also above the national average for smoking and smokeless tobacco.
Uttar Pradesh at 22.9% and Uttarakhand at 18.5% in front of Assam.
The lowest prevalence of tobacco consumption in the same age group was found in Himachal Pradesh (1.1%), Karnataka (1.2%), Goa (2.4%) and Kerala (3.2%).
“In Northeast India, there is a prevalence of higher tobacco consumption among school children, especially those that can be chewed like Khai and Zarda.
This has led to the development of oral cancer in the middle of the 20s and their medical officers,” at Dr.
B Boroah Cancer Institute (BBCI), Dr.
Manigreeva Krishnatreya, said.
“Usually oral cavity cancer is seen in the population of the elderly over 60 years.
Also, many young people currently report in the clinic of head cancer screening and the neck we are present with potentially malignant oral cavity lesions, which can then turn to cancer, and this is a bomb Time ticks that is dangerous in our population, “he added.
The exposure to tobacco smoke at home has declined from 36.4% in 2003 to 11.2% in 2019.
Interestingly, 54.7% of tobacco vendors refused to sell cigarettes to students in 2019 compared to 44.9% in 2019, 70 , 6% of students think it is passive smoking dangerous, revealing a survey.
However, even though the government has ratified schools to collect fines for violations based on part-6 of cigarettes and other tobacco products (ban and trade and trade and trade, production, supply and distribution), 2003 (CotPa 2003), 2003 (CotPa 2003), Only 39.2% in the countryside and 36.4% in urban schools filled.
However, more than 80% of schools followed tobacco-free guidelines and nearly 85% of the principal realized the provisions of Cotpa 2003.
Mandaviya suggested that awareness about the harmful effects of tobacco must be included in the school syllabus and suggesting school teachers must be trained for effective communication with students about the dangers of tobacco consumption.
From Guwahati, the inaugural program of the Global Tobacco Survey of Global Tobacco was attended by Dr.
Amal Chandra Kataki, Director of Dr.
B Boroohan Cancer Institute (BBCI).
It can be noted that the BBCI has one of the four regional tobacco quitline centers (TQC) which is operated through a toll-free number in this country.
TQC on BBCI now has a level of running out of around 46%.
“Of the total people who are committed to our staff during counseling that they will come out of tobacco, 46% have kept their promises.
This is a great success,” Kataki said.