Factors influencing intention to quit tobacco among adult residents of budge-budge II block, West Bengal, India: A cross-sectional study

Introduction: Tobacco consumption has a significant public health threat; it affects human health invariably. World’s second largest consumer of tobacco is India. Intention to quit tobacco has an important role in improving human health. So, this study was conducted to estimate the proportion of Intention to Quit and the factors associated with it. Materials and Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 270 adults (18-45 years) residing in Budge-Budge II block of West Bengal for one year (June 2022- May 2023). A predesigned pretested structured schedule was used to collect the data and 30x7 cluster random sampling was done. Data were analyzed using Microsoft excel 2019 and SPSS v.25. Results: Among 270 participants nearly two fifths (42.2%) were smokers, more than two thirds (34.8%) were smokeless tobacco users and one fourth (23%) consumed both forms of tobacco. Nearly one fourth (26.1%) of smokers showed high dependence whereas about three fourth (72.4%) had significant dependence towards smokeless tobacco. More than half (51.1%) had not yet decided to quit in next 12 months. Association found across age of the participants and intention to quit tobacco, which was statistically significant (χ2 =12.289 df = 2, significant value-0.015). Conclusion: About half of them intended to quit tobacco in last 12 months. Two fifths of the participants were smokers and statistically significant association found between age of the participants and intention to quit tobacco.