Prevalence of Smokeless Tobacco Use in Pakistan: Insight from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey Pakistan (GATS Pakistan-2014). 2018

Saima Naz, and Sumera Naz, and Muhammad Arif Nadeem Saqib, and Faiza Bashir, and Ibrar Rafique
Pakistan Health Research Council, Islamabad.

OBJECTIVE Prevalence of tobacco consumption is increasing including both smoked and smokeless tobacco. The objective of this paper is to highlight the prevalence of smokeless tobacco use, its demographic trends as well as socioeconomic determinants based on Global Adult Tobacco Survey 2014 (GATS) -Pakistan. METHODS Secondary analysis of GATS data was done which was a nationally representative survey, conducted among non-institutionalized males and females aged 15 years and above. The survey included a total of 9,856 households which were selected using multistage stratified cluster sampling technique. RESULTS Secondary analysis of GATS data revealed that 8.6% of the Pakistani population was current users of smokeless tobacco; among them, 8.0% were daily users and 0.6% were less than daily users. Prevalence of SLT use was higher in males (13.7%) compared to females (3.9%) (p = 0.000). Mean age of male users was 39.96±14.43 years and of females was 47.71±16.21 (p=0.000). Males (3.959 95% CI = 3.291-4.764) and respondents with primary or less education (2.216 95%CI = 1.841-2.668) were at higher odds of SLT use prevalence. Among daily users, Naswar was the preferred (71.8%) SLT product in males, compared to females (p = 0.000). Whereas, in females, use of Paan with tobacco (26.4%) (P = 0.000) and Naas (20.9%) (P = 0.000) was more common compared to males. Among SLT users, 71.1% participants used to spend 1-100 Rs (0.0095-0.95USD) per week on purchase of SLT products. However 28.9% were spending more than one dollar on the purchase of SLT products including 19.1% who were spending Rs 101-200 (0.96-1.9USD) followed by 7.2% spending Rs 201-300 (1.91-2.85 USD) and 2.6% spending Rs. >300 (>2.85 USD). CONCLUSIONS Males and less educated individuals should be targeted with behavioral interventions for control of SLT use. Males started SLT use at an earlier age compared to females which can result in premature morbidity and mortality in males. SLT products are cheaper compared to cigarettes, therefore, taxes need to be levied on SLT products.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D010154 Pakistan A country located in southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north. The capital is Islamabad. Islamic Republic of Pakistan
D004522 Educational Status Educational attainment or level of education of an individual. Education Level,Educational Achievement,Educational Attainment,Educational Level,Level of Education,Maternal Education Level,Maternal Educational Attainment,Maternal Educational Level,Paternal Education Level,Paternal Educational Attainment,Paternal Educational Level,Achievement, Educational,Educational Status, Maternal,Educational Status, Paternal,Maternal Educational Status,Paternal Educational Status,Status, Educational,Attainment, Educational,Attainment, Maternal Educational,Attainment, Paternal Educational,Education Level, Maternal,Education Level, Paternal,Education Levels,Educational Achievements,Educational Attainment, Maternal,Educational Attainment, Paternal,Educational Attainments,Educational Level, Maternal,Educational Level, Paternal,Educational Levels,Level, Education,Level, Educational,Level, Maternal Education,Level, Maternal Educational,Level, Paternal Education,Level, Paternal Educational,Levels, Maternal Educational,Maternal Education Levels,Maternal Educational Attainments,Maternal Educational Levels,Paternal Education Levels,Paternal Educational Attainments,Paternal Educational Levels,Status, Maternal Educational,Status, Paternal Educational
D005260 Female Females
D006306 Health Surveys A systematic collection of factual data pertaining to health and disease in a human population within a given geographic area. Abortion Surveys,Abortion Survey,Health Survey,Survey, Abortion,Survey, Health,Surveys, Abortion,Surveys, Health
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly

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