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Awareness and Level of Confidence among the Graduate Students of Medical and Associated Faculties Towards Tobacco Cessation Therapies

Shivakumar KM , Hrutuja Deshpande1 , Shivakumar KM2 , Vidya Kadashetti3

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Indian Journal of Dental Education 12(1):p 17-23, Jan-Mar 2019. | DOI: DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijde.0974.6099.12119.3

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Hrutuja Deshpande, Shivakumar KM, Vidya Kadashetti. Awareness and Level of Confidence among the Graduate Students of Medical and Associated Faculties Towards Tobacco Cessation Therapies. Indian J Dent Educ. 2019;12(1):17-22.

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Tobacco use is generally described as the most prevalent cause of mortality and morbidity all around the world.Tobacco consumption is currently accepted as a well-established risk factor for many oral diseases such as oral cancer and periodontal disease. Methodology: The study population for the study were 100 students from each faculty within the age group of 21-25 years. The colleges were randomly chosen to collect the data. Results: Although smoking has adverse effects on the overall body, 14.4% of students overall consumed tobacco, in which 78% was in smoking form (68%- cigarette, 21%- hookah, and 11%- combined) and 22% in smokeless form. Considerably 89.2% of overall students were well aware of the fact of serious ill effects of tobacco consumption. Discussion: Even though the students were well aware of the fact that, consumption of tobacco has serious effects on the body and it’s long term use can lead to cancer; around 14.4% students (72/500) consumed tobacco. Results: All the faculties relatively considered, it was their responsibility and agreed to the fact that lack of training and time was one of the barriers in advising the patients to Tobacco Cessation Therapies. Conclusion: Medical professionals and social workers have been identified as having an important role to play in supporting tobacco users who desire to quit.

Keywords: Tobacco Cessation Therapies; smoking; Medical; Dental; Ayurveda; Nursing; MSW; Oral Cancer; Social Workers.

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Hrutuja Deshpande, Shivakumar KM, Vidya Kadashetti. Awareness and Level of Confidence among the Graduate Students of Medical and Associated Faculties Towards Tobacco Cessation Therapies. Indian J Dent Educ. 2019;12(1):17-22.

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