Table 7. Usage pattern of smokeless tobacco users (n=85).
| Questions | Male | Female | Total | ||||||
| n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | ||||
| Age of first use of smokeless tobacco | 9 years | 1 | (1.3) | 0 | (0.0) | 1 | (1.2) | ||
| 10 years | 2 | (2.7) | 1 | (10.0) | 3 | (3.5) | |||
| 11 years | 4 | (5.3) | 0 | (0.0) | 4 | (4.7) | |||
| 12 years | 8 | (10.7) | 1 | (10.0) | 9 | (10.6) | |||
| 13 years | 7 | (9.3) | 1 | (10.0) | 8 | (9.4) | |||
| 14 years | 20 | (26.7) | 3 | (30.0) | 23 | (27.0) | |||
| 15 years | 12 | (16.0) | 2 | (20.0) | 14 | (16.5) | |||
| 16 years | 14 | (18.7) | 2 | (20.0) | 16 | (18.9) | |||
| 17 years | 3 | (4.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 3 | (3.5) | |||
| 18 years | 4 | (5.3) | 0 | (0.0) | 4 | (4.7) | |||
| Types of smokeless tobacco | Raw Tobacco | 9 | (12.0) | 2 | (20.0) | 11 | (13.0) | ||
| Betel Chewing | 55 | (73.3) | 4 | (40.0) | 59 | (69.4) | |||
| Ready tobacco | 14 | (18.7) | 1 | (10.0) | 15 | (17.7) | |||
| Use in the past 30 days | 0 day | 30 | (40.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 30 | (35.3) | ||
| 1–2 days | 21 | (28.0) | 5 | (50.0) | 26 | (30.6) | |||
| 3–5 days | 11 | (14.7) | 1 | (10.0) | 12 | (14.1) | |||
| 6–9 days | 5 | (6.7) | 0 | (0.0) | 5 | (5.9) | |||
| 10–19 days | 6 | (8.0) | 9 | (90.0) | 6 | (7.1) | |||
| 20–29 days | 5 | (6.7) | 0 | (0.0) | 5 | (5.9) | |||
| 1 month | 1 | (1.3) | 0 | (0.0) | 1 | (1.2) | |||
| Source of the first use | Friend | 51 | (68.0) | 4 | (40.0) | 55 | (64.7) | ||
| Family | 15 | (20.0) | 1 | (10.0) | 16 | (18.8) | |||
| Tea & coffee shop | 6 | (8.0) | 1 | (10.0) | 7 | (8.2) | |||
| Neighbor | 6 | (8.0) | 1 | (10.0) | 7 | (8.3) | |||
| Duration of use | 1 or 2 quid | 8 | (10.7) | 7 | (70.0) | 15 | (17.6) | ||
| <2 years | 51 | (68.0) | 2 | (20.0) | 53 | (62.4) | |||
| 2–4 years | 11 | (14.7) | 0 | (0.0) | 11 | (12.9) | |||
| >4 years | 5 | (6.7) | 1 | (10.0) | 6 | (7.1) | |||
| Use per day (pack/quid) | Not everyday | 11 | (14.7) | 7 | (70.0) | 18 | (21.2) | ||
| <3 | 46 | (61.3) | 2 | (20.0) | 48 | (56.5) | |||
| 3–5 | 8 | (10.7) | 0 | (0.0) | 8 | (9.4) | |||
| >5 | 10 | (13.3) | 1 | (10.0) | 11 | (12.9) | |||
| Tobacco chewing place | Home | 22 | (29.3) | 5 | (50.0) | 27 | (31.8) | ||
| School | 16 | (21.3) | 0 | (0.0) | 16 | (18.8) | |||
| Friend’s house | 11 | (14.7) | 1 | (10.0) | 12 | (14.1) | |||
| Park | 9 | (12.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 9 | (10.6) | |||
| Shopping center | 4 | (5.3) | 0 | (0.0) | 4 | (4.7) | |||
| Hospital | 3 | (4.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 3 | (3.5) | |||
| Street corner | 16 | (21.3) | 0 | (0.0) | 16 | (18.8) | |||
| Othersa) | 13 | (17.3) | 2 | (20.0) | 15 | (17.6) | |||
| All (n=300) | |||||||||
| Use of closest friend | Yes | 105 | (70.0) | 60 | (40.0) | 165 | (55.0) | ||
| No | 45 | (30.0) | 90 | (60.0) | 135 | (45.0) | |||
| Use of parents | None | 50 | (33.3) | 49 | (32.7) | 99 | (33.0) | ||
| Only Father | 49 | (32.7) | 46 | (30.7) | 95 | (31.6) | |||
| Only Mother | 22 | (14.7) | 23 | (15.3) | 45 | (15.0) | |||
| Both | 29 | (19.3) | 32 | (21.3) | 61 | (20.4) | |||
| Use in family members except parents | Brother | 56 | (37.3) | 48 | (32.0) | 104 | (34.7) | ||
| Grandfather | 31 | (20.7) | 32 | (21.3) | 63 | (21.0) | |||
| Othersb) | 57 | (38.0) | 66 | (44.0) | 123 | (41.0) | |||
| School persons using seen in schools | Headmaster | 28 | (18.7) | 17 | (11.3) | 45 | (15.0) | ||
| Teacher (male) | 64 | (42.7) | 39 | (26.0) | 103 | (34.3) | |||
| Othersc) | 64 | (42.7) | 91 | (60.7) | 155 | (51.6) | |||
a)Tea shop and street vendor.
b)Uncle, aunt, and grandmother.
c)Student’s parents, school workers, food sellers in school, and female teachers.