Smoked out or chewed up: trends in tobacco consumption in India using National Family Health Survey data from 2015 to 2016 and 2019 to 2021
Tobacco use in India declined modestly between NFHS-4 and NFHS-5, with greater reductions in smoked than in smokeless forms. Nonetheless, smokeless tobacco remains more prevalent among women, and significant disparities persist across gender, rural-urban residence and socioeconomic strata.
Authors
- Monisha Mary P (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0691-179X)
- Ankeeta Menona Jacob (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9839-3556)
- J. L. Jacob (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9405-7546)
- Avinash K. Shetty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4575-8996)
Institutions
- Wake Forest University (US)
- K S Hegde Medical Academy (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-094133
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.33