The recently released National Family Health Survey-5 (2019-2021) has revealed that 32.3% of women and 27.8% of men, aged 15-49, in Karnataka tried to stop smoking or using tobacco in any other form in the 12 months preceding the survey.
Among current users of tobacco in the State, who visited a doctor or other healthcare provider in the 12 months preceding the survey, 79.6% of women and 56.2% of men were advised to quit smoking or using tobacco in any form, the report pointed out.
Among those who were present, when someone (other than themselves) smoked in their home or anywhere else in 30 days preceding the survey, 44.1% were women and 37.6% were men.
