Domestic Violence-The cause for Tobacco and Smoking
Harvard school of public health(HSPH) investigators has obtained an affiliation using a huge population inspection in India between adult smoking and domestic violence. The research was published in the December 11 '07 issue of the journal Tobacco Control.
Some 800,000 deaths in India are occurred due to smoking and chewing tobacco. The rate of tobacco chewing is around 29% for men and 12% for women whereas, smoking for women is around 3% and in men it is 29%. Now that we can see the percent among the women is very low, but yet an early research shows that this issue is on the ultimate rise. There has not been much research beholding the stressors with the usage of tobacco amongst the Indians, while the vicious effects of tobacco usage are well-mentioned.
A major problem in India, one that is adversely affecting the whole population, and one of the major peril for the stressor is "Domestic Violence". Some 40% Indian women during their marriages report of getting slapped, kicked or beaten by their husbands. Some secret associations have also been located by a small study in US. Researchers speculate that smoking may act as a synonym for "stress remover" in houses that suffer from domestic violence. One of the reason Indians start smoking and continuing on tobacco because they cite stressful moments.
To check whether there is a link between tobacco use and violence in India, many researchers who were led by senior author S.V Subramanian, lead author Leland Ackerson, a research fellow, associate professor in the field of Human Development and Health. 89,092 women and 278,977 family members aged 15 and older were involved in the samples. The investigators discovered that, for married women 85% reported being abused by their husbands, 19% reported incidents of abuse. The study found that women who reported past and current abuse had 20%-40% increased odds of tobacco use compared with women reporting to abuse even after controlling for various factors.
Yet another social problem of domestic violence is highlighted by the study. "This research is important i terms of both tobacco control and campaign against domestic violence" added Subramanian. "It reinforces the notion that addressing t he psychological and social context is key in fight against tobacco. Additionally, our findings provide further proof of the negative effects of domestic violence, evidence which will hopefully and aid those working to address this problem."
Some 800,000 deaths in India are occurred due to smoking and chewing tobacco. The rate of tobacco chewing is around 29% for men and 12% for women whereas, smoking for women is around 3% and in men it is 29%. Now that we can see the percent among the women is very low, but yet an early research shows that this issue is on the ultimate rise. There has not been much research beholding the stressors with the usage of tobacco amongst the Indians, while the vicious effects of tobacco usage are well-mentioned.
A major problem in India, one that is adversely affecting the whole population, and one of the major peril for the stressor is "Domestic Violence". Some 40% Indian women during their marriages report of getting slapped, kicked or beaten by their husbands. Some secret associations have also been located by a small study in US. Researchers speculate that smoking may act as a synonym for "stress remover" in houses that suffer from domestic violence. One of the reason Indians start smoking and continuing on tobacco because they cite stressful moments.
To check whether there is a link between tobacco use and violence in India, many researchers who were led by senior author S.V Subramanian, lead author Leland Ackerson, a research fellow, associate professor in the field of Human Development and Health. 89,092 women and 278,977 family members aged 15 and older were involved in the samples. The investigators discovered that, for married women 85% reported being abused by their husbands, 19% reported incidents of abuse. The study found that women who reported past and current abuse had 20%-40% increased odds of tobacco use compared with women reporting to abuse even after controlling for various factors.
Yet another social problem of domestic violence is highlighted by the study. "This research is important i terms of both tobacco control and campaign against domestic violence" added Subramanian. "It reinforces the notion that addressing t he psychological and social context is key in fight against tobacco. Additionally, our findings provide further proof of the negative effects of domestic violence, evidence which will hopefully and aid those working to address this problem."
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