Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the participants
| Smokeless tobacco | ||||
| Characteristics | Users | Non users | Total | P-value |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Age (years) | 0.006 | |||
| 40–49 | 32 (26.9) | 48 (44.9) | 80 (35.4) | |
| 50–59 | 59 (49.6) | 33 (30.8) | 92 (40.7) | |
| 60–69 | 28 (23.5) | 26 (24.3) | 54 (23.9) | |
| Gender | 0.327 | |||
| Male | 35 (29.4) | 38 (35.5) | 73 (32.3) | |
| Female | 84 (70.6) | 69 (64.5) | 153 (67.7) | |
| Educational attainment | 0.009 | |||
| Never in school | 41 (34.5) | 25 (23.4) | 66 (29.2) | |
| Primary | 71 (59.7) | 63 (58.9) | 134 (59.3) | |
| Post primary | 7 (5.8) | 19 (17.7) | 26 (11.5) | |
| Profession | 0.303 | |||
| Farming | 87 (73.1) | 67 (62.6) | 154 (68.1) | |
| Business | 20 (16.8) | 21 (19.6) | 41 (18.1) | |
| Teaching | 7 (5.9) | 12 (11.2) | 19 (8.4) | |
| Others | 5 (4.2) | 7 (6.6) | 12 (5.4) | |
| Alcohol use | ||||
| 0.569 | ||||
| Yes | 38 (31.9) | 38 (35.5) | 76 (33.6) | |
| No | 81 (68.1) | 69 (64.5) | 150 (66.4) | |
| Previous dental visit | 0.315 | |||
| Yes | 38 (31.9) | 41 (38.3) | 79 (35.0) | |
| No | 81 (68.1) | 66 (61.7) | 147 (65.0) | |