Table 3 Percentage of males and females who responded to FTND categories (Smokeless form) visiting outreach program of Dharan, Nepal in June 2018 to April 2019 (n = 130)
Questions | Answers | Male (n = 86) | Female (n = 44) | Total (n = 130) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. when do you chew the first tobacco after you wake up? | Within 5 min | 22 (25.6%) | 16 (36.4%) | 38 (29.2%) | χ2 = 4.52 P = 0.21 |
6–30 min | 24 (27.9%) | 13 (29.5%) | 37 (28.5%) | ||
31–60 min | 12 (14.0%) | 8 (18.2%) | 20 (15.4%) | ||
After 60 min | 28 (32.6%) | 7 (15.9%) | 35 (26.9%) | ||
2. How often do you intentionally swallow tobacco juice? | Always | 12 (14.0%) | 5 (11.4%) | 17 (13.1%) | χ2 = 0.38 P = 0.82 |
Sometimes | 52 (60.5%) | 29 (65.9%) | 81 (62.3%) | ||
Never | 22 (25.6%) | 10 (22.7%) | 32 (24.6%) | ||
3. which tobacco is most difficult for you to quit? | The first one in the morning | 40 (46.5%) | 34 (77.3%) | 74 (56.9%) | χ2 = 11.23 P = 0.001 |
Any other | 46 (53.5%) | 10 (22.7%) | 56 (43.1%) | ||
4. How many packets/cans of tobacco do you use per week? | More than 3 | 52 (60.5%) | 19 (43.2%) | 71 (54.6%) | χ2 = 4.04 P = 0.13 |
2–3 | 23 (26.7%) | 19 (43.2%) | 42 (32.3%) | ||
1 | 11 (12.8%) | 6 (13.6%) | 17 (13.1%) | ||
5. Do you chew tobacco more in the first one hour after you wake up than during rest of the day? | Yes | 15 (17.4%) | 7 (15.9%) | 22 (16.9%) | χ2 = 0.04 P = 0.82 |
No | 71 (82.6%) | 37 (84.1%) | 108 (83.1%) | ||
6. Do you chew tobacco even if you are ill and bedridden most of the day? | Yes | 61 (70.9%) | 39 (88.6%) | 100 (76.9%) | χ2 = 5.14 P = 0.02 |
No | 25 (29.1%) | 5 (11.4%) | 30 (23.1%) |