In a recent survey conducted by the union ministry of health and family welfare, it was found that there has been a 7% rise in prevalence of male tobacco in Uttar Pradesh. As per the latest Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) survey, 56% males consume tobacco in UP. The corresponding survey for 2010 revealed that 49% of state men consume tobacco in one form or the other. In Uttar Pradesh, 34 % men chew tobacco in different forms like plain tobacco, khaini, gutkha, pan masala while 22 % use cigarettes, hookah, chilam and bidis.
Not only this, two districts in the state have figured as one of the most tobacco consuming places. The health survey also confirmed that 13% of UP population is a smoker with most of them located in Sitapur district where every third man is a smoker. While in chewing tobacco, Banda is the leader where around 67 % men consume tobacco.
What calls for urgent attention is that most productive population of the state is in the grip of tobacco addiction. Thus, this major portion of population is not able to give its best output when it comes to increasing productivity. This could be one of the reasons that UP is still among the underdeveloped states in the country.
Not a good sign. I would suggest to use a alternative to smoking tabacco.
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