Changes in tobacco and alcohol consumption during the Covid-19 pandemic in India
A propensity score matching approach
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21878868 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Amit Summan (0000-0001-5762-9174, Education Trust), Ramanan Laxminarayan (0000-0002-1390-9016, Karnataka Health Promotion Trust) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | e013295 |
| Publication date | 2024-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMJ Global Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2059-7908 • E-ISSN: 2059-7908 |
| Publisher | BMJ (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1136/bmjgh-2023-013295 |
| PMID | 39581632 |
| OpenAlex | W4404667426 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 31 |
OBJECTIVES: The COVID-19 pandemic may have influenced alcohol and tobacco consumption in low-income and middle-income countries, yet the effects are relatively unknown. In this study, we estimated the medium-term effects of the pandemic on tobacco and alcohol consumption in India. METHODS: We used data from the fifth round of the National Family Health Survey 2019-2021, a nationally representative survey conducted between June 2019 and April 2021. We employed propensity score matching to evaluate the change in tobacco and alcohol consumption patterns by exploiting the gap in survey activities due to the pandemic lockdown-no data collection took place from April to October 2020. Individuals surveyed after the lockdown were considered COVID-19-affected, while those surveyed before were considered as unaffected. RESULTS: The tobacco use rate was 1.4% lower and alcohol consumption was 0.3% lower for COVID-19-affected individuals relative to non-affected individuals. By tobacco product, there was a 0.9%, 0.6% and 0.4% decrease in the use of smokeless tobacco, cigarettes and bidi, respectively. Recent initiation decreased by 2.3%, 1.6% and 1.4%, for cigarettes, smokeless tobacco and alcohol, respectively. Tobacco use declined to a greater extent in low-wealth and rural populations, and in male and older subsamples. Alcohol use decreased in urban households, and among male and young subsamples, relative to their counterparts. Secondhand smoke exposure decreased by 4.6%. CONCLUSION: Tobacco and alcohol consumption, including recent initiation, decreased during the pandemic in India. Varying effects by subgroups suggest the need for targeted future control policies that support cessation and limit consumption
Alcohol · Biology · Disease · Environmental health · Pandemic · Population · Propensity score matching · Public health · Smokeless tobacco · Tobacco control · Tobacco use · Advanced Causal Inference Techniques · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Demography · Medicine · Smoking Behavior and Cessation · Surgery
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |