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Title: | Household expenditure on tobacco consumption in a poverty-stricken rural district in Sri Lanka |
Authors: | Perera, K.M.N. Guruge, G.N. Jayawardana, P.L. |
Keywords: | Tobacco Use Tobacco Use-economics Rural Population Poverty Areas |
Issue Date: | 2017 |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Citation: | Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health. 2017; 29(2):140-148 |
Abstract: | Tobacco is a determinant of poverty and a barrier for development. Monaragala, a rural, agricultural district, reports the highest poverty-related indicators in southern Sri Lanka. A cross-sectional study was used to describe the household expenditure on tobacco and its association with food- and education-related expenditures at household level. This study used a 4-stage cluster sampling method to recruit a representative sample of 1160 households. Response rate was 98.6%. Median monthly household income was LKR 20 000 (interquartile range [IQR] = LKR 12 000-30 000). The median monthly expenditure on tobacco was LKR 1000 (IQR = LKR 400-2000) with the highest spending tertile reporting a median of LKR 2700 (IQR = LKR 2000-3600).The proportionate expenditure from the monthly income ranged from 0.0% to 50% with a median of 5.0% (IQR = 2.0-10.0) and a mean of 7.4% (7.6). The poorest reported the highest mean proportionate expenditure (9.8%, SD = 10) from the household income. Household expenditure on tobacco negatively associated with expenditure on education. |
Description: | Indexed In MEDLINE |
URI: | http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/16498 |
ISSN: | 1010-5395 (Print) 1941-2479 (Electronic) 1010-5395 (Linking) |
Appears in Collections: | Journal/Magazine Articles |
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