Table 2.

Knowledge and attitude of betel quid chewing (n = 145)

Variable	Category	n	%
Age when first tried chewing betel quid	Never tried	35	24.1
	≤ 6 years	3	2.1
	7–9 years	14	9.7
	10–12 years	29	20.0
	13–15 years	20	13.8
	≥ 16 years	44	30.3
Chewing days in past 30 days	Never tried	35	24.1
	0 day	39	26.9
	1–2 days	14	9.7
	3–5 days	12	8.3
	6–9 days	7	4.8
	10–19 days	12	8.3
	20–29 days	3	2.1
	30 days	23	15.9
Chewing frequency per day (past 30 days)	Never tried	35	24.1
	0	39	26.9
	1	35	24.1
	2–5	27	18.6
	6–10	6	4.1
	11–20	1	0.7
	21–30	1	0.7
	> 30	1	0.7
Source of betel quid(n = 110)	Grocery/stalls	6	5.5
	Other people	43	39.0
	Family member	61	55.5
Seen anyone chewing at home (past 30 days)	No	41	28.3
	Yes	104	71.7
Seen anyone chewing in village (past 30 days)	No	1	0.7
	Yes	144	99.3
Would chew if offered	No	76	52.4
	Yes	69	47.6
Intention to chew in next 12 months	No	86	59.3
	Yes	59	40.7
Belief: Hard to quit once started	No	82	56.6
	Yes	63	43.4
Belief: Chewing helps at social events	Less comfortable	59	40.7
	More comfortable	56	38.6
	No difference	30	20.7
Belief: Chewing makes people happy	Strongly disagree	6	4.1
	Disagree	54	37.2
	Agree	69	47.6
	Strongly agree	16	11.0