Characteristics | Current smokeless tobacco status | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non users (n = 347) | Users (n = 287) | ||||
N0 | (%) | N0 | (%) | ||
Attitude towards smokeless tobacco use | Unfavorable | 246 | 70.9 | 140 | 48.8 |
Favorable | 101 | 29.1 | 147 | 51.2 | |
Knowledge about SLT health effect | Insufficient knowledge | 212 | 61.1 | 170 | 59.2 |
Sufficient knowledge | 135 | 38.9 | 117 | 40.8 | |
Health risk perception | Poor perception | 188 | 54.2 | 184 | 64.1 |
Good perception | 159 | 45.8 | 103 | 35.9 | |
Social norm | Low social pressure | 228 | 65.7 | 125 | 43.6 |
High social pressure | 119 | 34.3 | 162 | 56.4 |