Table 1. Prevalence of betel quid chewing among the respondents by sex and age.
Chewers of betel quid | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Sex and age | Pop. | without tobacco | with tobacco | total |
Male | 221 | 7 [3.2%] | 153 [69.2%] | 160 [72.4%] |
[95%CI = 1.2 to 6.4%] | [95%CI = 62.7 to75.2%] | [95%CI = 66 to 78.2%] | ||
18–24 years | 28 | 2 [7.1%] | 19 [67.9%] | 21 [75.0%] |
24–44 years | 92 | 1 [1.1%] | 74 [80.4%] | 75 [81.5%] |
45–64 years | 78 | 4 [5.1%] | 49 [62.8%] | 53 [68.0%] |
65+ years | 23 | 0 [0.0%] | 11 [47.8%] | 11 [48.8%] |
Female | 321 | 37 [11.5%] | 87 [27.1%] | 124 [38.6%] |
[95%CI = 8.2 to 15.5%] | [95%CI = 22.3 to 32.3%] | [95%CI = 33.3 to 4.2%] | ||
18–24 years | 31 | 2 [6.5%] | 2 [6.5%] | 4 [12.9%] |
24–44 years | 128 | 13 [10.2%] | 38 [29.7%] | 51 [39.8%] |
45–64 years | 125 | 17 [13.6%] | 41 [32.8%] | 58 [46.4%] |
65+ years | 37 | 5 [13.5%] | 6 [16.2%] | 11 [29.7%] |
Total | 542 | 44 [8.1%] | 240 [44.3%] | 284 [52.4%] |
[95%CI = 6 to10.7%] | [95%CI = 40 to 48.6%] | [95%CI = 48 to 56.7%] | ||
18–24 years | 59 | 4 [6.8%] | 21 [35.6%] | 25 [42.4%] |
24–44 years | 200 | 14 [6.4%] | 112 [10.9%] | 126 [57.3%] |
45–64 years | 203 | 21 [10.3%] | 90 [44.3%] | 111 [54.7%] |
65+ years | 60 | 5 [8.3%] | 17 [28.3%] | 22 [36.7%] |
CI = confidence interval