Tobacco usage among rural Bajaus in Sabah, Malaysia.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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1998 Sep; 29(3): 643-8
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in English
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ABSTRACT
As part of a larger study to bring attention to smoking and smokeless tobacco use among the indigenous people of Sabah State in Malaysia, the Bajaus were interviewed in a cross-sectional survey. 74.4% of the men smoked compared to 3.3% of the women and 77% of women used smokeless tobacco compared to 4.3% of men. Local handrolled cigarettes called kirais were popular and smokeless tobacco was used as an ingredient in the ritual of betel-quid chewing. Tobacco was also used because it was thought to have medicinal effects. The prevalence of smokeless tobacco use was significantly lower among the better educated women but for smoking, education had no relation with prevalence. Both habits could be easily maintained as they were cheap practices which were socially and culturally accepted. Awareness of the adverse effects of such tobacco habits was poor and intervention programs to curb tobacco use is required.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Plants, Toxic
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Rural Population
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Aged, 80 and over
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Smoking
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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
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Prevalence
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Qualitative research
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Risk factors
Limits:
Aged80
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Year:
1998
Type:
Article
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