Prevalence and factors that influence smokeless tobacco use among adults in pastoralist communities of Borena Zone, Ethiopia: mixed method study

Table 5 Knowledge, Attitudes, Health risk perception and Social norm characteristics of Respondents by category, Borena zone, Oromia Regional State, Southern Ethiopia, 2015

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
Attitude towards smokeless tobacco use	Favorable	101	29.1	147	51.2
Knowledge about SLT health effect	Insufficient knowledge	212	61.1	170	59.2
Knowledge about SLT health effect	Sufficient knowledge	135	38.9	117	40.8
Health risk perception	Poor perception	188	54.2	184	64.1
Health risk perception	Good perception	159	45.8	103	35.9
Social norm	Low social pressure	228	65.7	125	43.6
Social norm	High social pressure	119	34.3	162	56.4

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