Prevalence and predictors of smokeless tobacco use among high-school males in Karachi, Pakistan

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A cross-sectional study was conducted in 3 towns in Karachi, Pakistan to investigate the prevalence of and factors associated with the use of smokeless tobacco among 772 high-school adolescent males. A structured questionnaire collected data on sociodemographic factors and history of cigarette and smokeless tobacco use. Prevalence of smokeless tobacco use [gutka, snuff, niswar] was 16.1% [95% CI: 13.5%-18.9%]. On multiple logistic regression analysis, the factors significantly related to smokeless tobacco use among the sample were: attending government school [adjusted odds ratio [OR] 6.3], smoking cigarettes [OR 3.2], not seeing anti-tobacco advertisements [OR 1.5], family history of tobacco use [OR 3.9], use of betel quid [OR 2.9] and use of areca nut [OR 3.2]Citation
Rozi, S. & Akhtar, S. (2007). Prevalence and predictors of smokeless tobacco use among high-school males in Karachi, Pakistan. http://www.who.int/iris/handle/10665/117330
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EMHJ - Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 13 (4), 916-924, 2007
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916-924ISSN
1020-3397Other Identifiers
http://applications.emro.who.int/emhj/1304/13_4_2007_916_924.pdfCollections
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