Prevalence betel nut abuse and its related factors among residents in Haikou City from 2013 to 2014
10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20200429-00662
- VernacularTitle:2013—2014年海口市居民槟榔滥用流行现况及其相关因素研究
- Author:
Qiwen ZHANG
1
;
Jing DENG
;
Chuandong WU
Author Information
1. 贵州省第二人民医院老年科，贵阳 550004
- Keywords:
Cross-sectional studies;
Epidemiologic factors;
Betel quid abuse
- From:
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine
2021;55(3):399-401
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
From 2013 to 2014, the age of 924 residents recruited in Haikou City was (38±13) years old, of which 57.3% (529) were males. Those who chewed betel nuts accounted for 17.4% (161). According to the diagnostic criteria of substance abuse in the Fourth Edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the detection rate of betel nut abuse was 7.0% (65). Compared with those who were>30 years old, educated>6 years and non-smokers, people aged 15 to 30 years, education level less than 6 years and smoking behavior had higher risk of betel nut abuse, with the OR (95% CI) about 4.21 (1.48-11.99), 7.81 (1.92-31.69), and 13.53 (4.15-44.11), respectively.
