TY - JOUR
T1 - Betel quid chewing and its associated factors in Myanmar
T2 - A quantitative study
AU - Yoshikawa, Kanako
AU - Yamada, Hiroyuki
AU - Matsushima, Midori
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by Osaka University of Commerce, the Institute of Regional Studies Research Fund Fiscal year 2018 and the Keio Gijuku Academic Development Funds.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020
PY - 2021/6
Y1 - 2021/6
N2 - Background: Betel quid is more widely consumed than tobacco in Myanmar. It brings adverse health effects regardless of whether it contains tobacco; however, Myanmar has no clear prevention strategy. This study aims to show a broader picture of the prevalence of betel quid chewing and the observable characteristics of its consumers in Myanmar by comparing it to tobacco usage. Methods: This study used the 2015-2016 Myanmar Demographic and Health Survey data. First, we identified characteristics of betel quid consumers by a logit model. Next, we focused on exploring who would be likely to become heavy users, conditioned on being a betel quid consumer by controlling for possible sample selection bias. Results: We found differences in characteristics for betel chewers and tobacco smokers, and for betel quid users and heavy users. Conclusion: These results suggest that betel quid consumption should be regulated by a specific prevention strategy rather than by Myanmar's existing tobacco prevention strategy.
AB - Background: Betel quid is more widely consumed than tobacco in Myanmar. It brings adverse health effects regardless of whether it contains tobacco; however, Myanmar has no clear prevention strategy. This study aims to show a broader picture of the prevalence of betel quid chewing and the observable characteristics of its consumers in Myanmar by comparing it to tobacco usage. Methods: This study used the 2015-2016 Myanmar Demographic and Health Survey data. First, we identified characteristics of betel quid consumers by a logit model. Next, we focused on exploring who would be likely to become heavy users, conditioned on being a betel quid consumer by controlling for possible sample selection bias. Results: We found differences in characteristics for betel chewers and tobacco smokers, and for betel quid users and heavy users. Conclusion: These results suggest that betel quid consumption should be regulated by a specific prevention strategy rather than by Myanmar's existing tobacco prevention strategy.
KW - Asia
KW - Betel quid
KW - Heavy users
KW - Myanmar
KW - Smokeless tobacco
KW - Tobacco
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U2 - 10.1016/j.drugpo.2020.103047
DO - 10.1016/j.drugpo.2020.103047
M3 - Article
C2 - 33268051
AN - SCOPUS:85097108338
SN - 0955-3959
VL - 92
JO - International Journal of Drug Policy
JF - International Journal of Drug Policy
M1 - 103047
ER -