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Table 3 Adolescent age group as predictor of daily use of betel, areca and smokeless tobacco products in a Pakistani squatter settlement

From: Socio-demographic correlates of betel, areca and smokeless tobacco use as a high risk behavior for head and neck cancers in a squatter settlement of Karachi, Pakistan

 

Prevalence (%)

Univariate OR [95% CI]

 

Adolescents

Adults

 

Paan

5.9

7.2

0.81 [0.31–2.07]

Chaalia

40.2

14.4

4.00 [2.38–6.72]

Gutka

9.8

6.1

1.67 [0.74–3.77]

Niswar

3.9

19.4

0.17 [0.06–0.48]

Tumbaku

4.9

8.3

0.57 [0.21–1.55]

Overall

45.1

37.8

1.35 [0.85–2.14]

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