Prevalence and association between alcohol, tobacco, and COVID-19: a study from a tribal predominant district in eastern India
People with COVID-19 in our study population had significantly higher tobacco and alcohol use compared to the general population. Tobacco and alcohol use significantly increases the risk of post-COVID-19 complications. The study highlights the need for addiction treatment services to prevent complications during future pandemics.
Authors
- Pooja Kumari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9486-6723)
- Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9111-8714)
- Santanu Nath (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5357-3783)
- Saurabh Varshney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1263-1980)
- Shalini Kumari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8271-3017)
- Jagdish Kaur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9800-9203)
- Benazir Alam
- Bipasa Kumari
Institutions
- World Health Organization Regional Office for South-East Asia (IN)
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Deoghar (IN)
- National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2024-08-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1415178
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- World Health Organization