KAP Study of Tobacco Users among the Garment Workers at Dhaka City in Bangladesh
dc.contributor.author | Khan, Md. Aynul Islam | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Khan, Masuda Islam | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Israt, Jahan | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Mohammad, Jahangir Alam Sarker | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | S.M., Shahidul Islam | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Harun, Ar Rashid | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | S.M, Muraduzzaman | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Ahmed, Md. Ranzu | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-10-16T08:52:09Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-10-16T08:52:09Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-11 | |
dc.description.abstract | The readymade garment (RMG) industry is a key sector of Bangladesh economy. This sector brings in about 78% of the country’s total merchandize export earnings. More than 3.2 million people are working in this sector and mostly females from underprivileged social classes.Employment in this Ready-made garment sector in Bangladesh provides workers with economic benefits and some empowerment. A descriptive cross-sectional study followed by a qualitative approach was utilized. Through proportionate quota sampling, 560 garments workers were recruited from 6(one large, two medium, and three small) garment factories in Mirpur area of Dhaka city.Almost all of the garments workers knew that both smoking and smokeless tobacco (98.4%) is harmful for health. Knowledge on specific health hazards of smoking (96.96%) tobacco was relatively higher than those of smokeless (90%) tobacco. Electronic media (Radio/TV/Cinema) was themost common source of their knowledge (92.9%). In case of smoking tobacco, cancer (63.6%) was the mostly reported disease caused by smoking tobacco, followed by lung cancer (15.7%) and heart attack (11.3%). On the other hand, for smokeless tobacco, cancer (29.8%), followed by oral cancer (26.6%) and lung cancer (15.0%) was mostly reported diseases by the garments workers. Garment workers’ knowledge on tobacco control policy was found to be very low. Only 35.0% knew about the policy. Although few garments workers know about the rules for prohibition of tobacco product in public place (25.7%) and public transport (11.3%), other specific rules under tobacco control policy were not known to majority of them. The present study provides a scientific base regarding current tobacco using practice among garments workers in Dhaka city and their knowledge and attitude towards tobacco. Finding revealed from qualitative analysis of data suggested that now-a-days smoking is considered as a trend; people have to smoke for showing smartness or to maintain social status. Peer influence also plays an important role for initiating and maintaining smoking status. Socio-cultural influence for smokeless tobacco consumption was not well documented by this study which indicated a need for more focused qualitative study. | en_US |
dc.identifier.affiliations | Department of Pediatrics, Colonel Malek Medical College, Manikgonj,Bangladesh | en_US |
dc.identifier.affiliations | Department of Gynecology andObstetrics,BIRDEM General Hospital andIbrahim Medical College, Bangladesh | en_US |
dc.identifier.affiliations | Department of BiomedicalEngineering andMedical Physics, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences (BUHS), Bangladesh | en_US |
dc.identifier.affiliations | Department of Medicine, BIHS General Hospital,Dhaka, Bangladesh | en_US |
dc.identifier.affiliations | Department of Dental, Medical College for Women and Hospital, Bangladesh | en_US |
dc.identifier.affiliations | Department of Dental, BIHS General Hospital, Bangladesh | en_US |
dc.identifier.affiliations | Department of Chemistry, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences (BUHS), Bangladesh | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Khan Md. Aynul Islam, Khan Masuda Islam, Israt Jahan, Mohammad Jahangir Alam Sarker, S.M. Shahidul Islam, Harun Ar Rashid, S.M Muraduzzaman, Ahmed Md. Ranzu. KAP Study of Tobacco Users among the Garment Workers at Dhaka City in Bangladesh. Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research. 2019 Nov; 30(10): 1-12 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 2456-8899 | |
dc.identifier.place | India | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/210014 | |
dc.language | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | SCIENCEDOMAIN international | en_US |
dc.relation.issuenumber | 10 | en_US |
dc.relation.volume | 30 | en_US |
dc.source.uri | https://dx.doi.org//10.9734/JAMMR/2019/v30i1030244 | en_US |
dc.subject | Knowledge,attitude and practice (KAP);garments workers | en_US |
dc.subject | tobacco | en_US |
dc.subject | health hazards. | en_US |
dc.title | KAP Study of Tobacco Users among the Garment Workers at Dhaka City in Bangladesh | en_US |
dc.type | Journal Article | en_US |
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