Prevalence of Cigarette Smoking, Alcohol and Tobacco Consumption and Associated Factors among Undergraduate Medical Students of NSCB Medical College Jabalpur, MP, India

Jyoti Tiwari; Vikrant Kabirpanthi; A. R. Tyagi

Volume : IV, Issue : VIII, August - 2015

Prevalence of Cigarette Smoking, Alcohol and Tobacco Consumption and Associated Factors among Undergraduate Medical Students of NSCB Medical College Jabalpur, MP, India

Jyoti Tiwari, Vikrant Kabirpanthi, A. R. Tyagi

Abstract :

Background: The high rate ofcigarette smoking and abusive drug use among medical students is a well established fact. Probably due to their knowledge and ease of access to various drugs, medical students have been assessed as a possible target of substance abuse. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of cigarette smoking, alcohol and tobacco consumption among undergraduate medical students and ascertain the factors associated with substance use in this population. Materials and method: This cross sectional study was conducted on undergraduate medical students of NSCB Medical College Jabalpur with the help of self–administered, pretested, structured proforma. Result & discussion: prevalence of regular drinkers was 28% only, and of occasional drinkers was 47%. In tobacco users prevalence of regular chewers was more [40%] than occasional chewers. The addiction was gradually increasing from Ist year students to Final year students. Conclusion: The most common reason behind starting any kind of addiction was peer pressure and second reason was same habit in family and lastly due to stress and anxiety. So it is important to counsel all the medical students properly.