Patterns of Tobacco Use in Tuberculosis Patients in Shahid Shatarian Center of Robat Karim 1396

Introduction & Objective: Tobacco smoking has increased dramatically over the last threedecades, especially in developing countries. China and India not only have the largest numberof smokers but also have the highest rates of smoking. There are more than 320 million smokersin China, and almost 67% of Chinese men over the age of 15 smoke (3). In India, it is estimatedthat it consumes approximately 1 trillion cigarettes a year (4). Geographical overlap betweenregions of the world with a high incidence of smoking and areas with the highest incidence oflatent and active tuberculosis (3). Mirrored in the highest rankings in the number of smokers,China and India are also the two countries with the highest number of active TB cases (1.4million and 1.9 million, respectively) and inferred the highest number of latent TB infections.The aim of this study was to evaluate the pattern of smoking, previous smoking cessationattempt, and attitude to quitting in TB patients in Robat Karim.Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed among patients withpulmonary tuberculosis at Shahid Shatarian Center in Robat Karim city. A total of 116tuberculosis patients were enrolled in the study in 1396. The self-report questionnaires weredesigned according to the standard smoking pattern questionnaire.Results: Of the 116 TB patients, 96.8% were male smokers. The mean age was 51 years. Mostsmokers (73.8%) belonged to the middle age group (54-35 years). Male smokers had a highprevalence of bacteriological pulmonary tuberculosis. Most smokers (68.9%) smoke more than20 cigarettes per day. By categorizing consumers as having 1-10 or 11 or more cigarettes a day,men with more cigarettes per day suffer from a higher incidence of TB. At the time of filing,39% of current smokers, 9% of occasional smokers, and 18% of patients with smokertuberculosis had at least one history of quitting.Conclusion: The results indicate the necessity of using and prevention of cigarette and hookahsmoking in international TB control strategies. Informing about the possibilities of quittingsmoking, free and in-person counseling by psychologists in health, well-being and police.

Keywords:

Tuberculosis and Tobacco , Tobacco , Robat Cream