Cross-sectional study on smokeless tobacco use, awareness and expenditure in an urban slum of Bhavnagar, western India.

Background: Data are sparse on smokeless tobacco (SLT) use in Bhavnagar. We assessed the prevalence and awareness of and expenditure on SLT use in Bhavnagar.

Methods: We conducted a community-based, cross- sectional study in an urban slum of Bhavnagar on a sample of 260 SLT users for a period of three months in 2017.