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Social Determinants and the Prevalence of Paan Masala Use among Adults in India: Results from Global Adult Tobacco Survey, 2016-17.

Shailendra KumarNilesh GawdeMangesh Suryakant Pednekar
Published in: Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP (2023)
The prevalence of paan masala use is high in India. Persons belonging to lower socioeconomic status or having no formal schooling have higher risk of consuming paan masala with tobacco. However, persons from higher wealth quintiles or having formal schooling had higher risk of use of paan masala without tobacco. These findings need careful attention of policy makers and law enforcers as it indicates different marketing strategies might have adopted by industry to target these two mutually exclusive population groups.
Keyphrases
  • risk factors
  • healthcare
  • mental health
  • public health
  • working memory
  • cross sectional
  • young adults