The Burden and Factors Associated With Smokeless Tobacco Use Among Adults in Nikki, Benin.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with consumption of smokeless tobacco (SLT) at Nikki, northern Benin.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional interview study carried out from November 2023 to September 2024 among adults aged≥18 years, after a process of two-stage random sampling.

Results

Overall, 688 participants were interviewed. Their mean age was 32.2 ± 13.3 years with a male-female ratio of 4.5:1. The prevalence of current SLT use (defined as currently consumption or consumption in the last 12 months) was 26.9% (95% CI = 23.7-30.3) while that of daily use was 15.1% (95% CI = 12.6-18.0). Factors associated with SLT consumption were age ≥30 years (aPR = 3.7; P < 0.001), male gender (aPR = 10.8; P < 0.001), not a

SUBMITTER: Efio M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12423539 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature