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9. Population and Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development

Abstract

As the incidence and prevalence of the disease vary with environmental and social variability, we see a huge
disparity in the geographical distribution of the disease. Various organizations estimate the burden of malaria
disease but it makes them less comparable. In this study, we basically try to estimate the most plausible cases of
malaria in children under age five. We want to analyze sociodemographic factors influencing the occurrence of
fever and treatment-seeking behavior along with the mosquito net availability and usage among pregnant women
and children. Data from the National Family Health Survey 2015-16 and data provided by the government of India
has been used for the calculation of cases of malaria. Bivariate and multivariate analysis is used to calculate the most
plausible cases of malaria, the occurrence of fever by socioeconomic characteristics and the availability and usage
of mosquito bed nets. Around 7.21% were the most plausible cases of malaria. The net usage by pregnant women
and children is also very low. Out of total children with fever, around 77% of the children sought treatment, 62.8%
have taken an antimalaria test but only 10.8% have blood taken from their finger/heel for the blood tests.

1471 Socio-Economic Determinants of Smokeless Tobacco Use in Indian Women:An
Analysis of Global Adult Tobacco Survey-2, India

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Neeta Ghate , Pradeep Kumar , Preeti Dhillon
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1 Registered for M.A Population Sciences-Distance Learning at International Institute for Population Sciences,
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Mumbai, India. Consultant ENT Surgeon, Mumbai, India. Ph D scholar,Department of Mathematical
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Demography and Statistics,International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, India. Assistant
Professor,Department of Mathematical Demography and Statistics,International Institute for Population Sciences,
Mumbai, India
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10. Special population groups (Youth, Persons with Disability, etc.)

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Introduction: Predominant form of tobacco use in many Asian countries including India is smokeless tobacco (SLT).
To fill the gaps in dearth of research on SLT use among women, this study aimed to analyse the levels and socio-
economic determinants of SLT use among Indian women.

Methodology:The study used data from Global Adult Tobacco Survey-2 conducted during 2016-17. The sample
size was 40,265 women aged 15 years and above. Bivariate analysis including chi-square test and binary logistic
regression was applied on current use of SLT among adult women.

Results:Though, use of SLT among women decreased from 18.4.%. in GATS-1(2009-10) to12.8 % in 2016-2017, it
remained high. SLT use increased sharply with age and was predominantly higher among older women(23.05%),
from northeast India ( 34.9 %)and even pregnant women (7.4%). Odds of using SLT was higher among older
women(AOR:5.76, 95%CI 4.532-7.322), uneducated women, from rural area(AOR:1.54;95%CI 1.431-1.659),and
from poor households as compare to their counterparts.

Conclusions:Findings suggests an imperative need to focus on women centric schemes on SLT cessation with
special attention to older women, pregnant women and from rural areas.

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