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The study was designed to assess the determinants of tobacco use and the prevalence of oral precancerous lesions in cab drivers.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods:<\/jats:title>\n This is a cross-sectional study among cab drivers at prepaid taxi counters in Bengaluru city. A total of 450 cab drivers were enrolled in the study, of which 225 cab drivers were interviewed during morning hours and remaining half at night time using a semi-structured questionnaire. All were screened for oral cancer\/precancerous lesions.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results:<\/jats:title>\n Nearly 70.88% of cab drivers were consuming tobacco in any form. Long working hours, working at night, and family members consuming tobacco were significant risk factors for tobacco use among cab drivers. Forty-eight drivers were detected to have oral precancerous lesions.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n It was very evident that long hours of driving and infrequent shifts played a greater role in acquiring the habit. Behavioral counseling and new laws need to be formed to limit the working hours in drivers to have an effective tobacco control.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/ijpvm.ijpvm_225_17","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,12,11]],"date-time":"2017-12-11T03:37:48Z","timestamp":1512963468000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":13,"title":["Determinants of Tobacco Use and Prevalence of Oral Precancerous Lesions in Cab Drivers in Bengaluru City, India"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"8","author":[{"given":"Punith","family":"Shetty","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Community Oncology, Sri Shankara Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Naveen Chandrahas","family":"Khargekar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Community Oncology, Sri Shankara Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Arpan","family":"Debnath","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health Dentistry, KLE Institute of Dental Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nitin Ravindra","family":"Khargekar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthodontics, Sri Venkateshwara Dental College and Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"B. 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