Prevalence Rates of Betel Quid Chewing, Cigarette Smoking and Alcohol Drinking in Taiwanese Aboriginals and Investigation of Cognition toward Health

• Main Author: 王燕惠
• Other Authors: 楊奕馨
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2002
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/87635000929084365818

碩士 === 高雄醫學大學 === 口腔衛生科學研究所碩士在職專班 === 90 === The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence rates of betel quid chewing, cigarette smoking and alcohol drinking, and their cognition and attitude toward betel quid. The subjects of this study come from 31 aboriginal counties in Taiwan. The study design used a stratified multi-stage cluster sampling with probability proportional to size (PPS design). There were 1277 participants with 18 years old or older in this study. The results of this study showed that prevalence of having betel quid chewing experience was 41.19% (52.16% in men, 27.62% in women); prevalence of current betel quid chewing was 89.47%; prevalence of ex-chewers was 9.83%. The mean age of beginning to chew betel quid was 24.93 year old. Prevalence of having cigarette smoking experience was 43.55% (64.56% in men, 17.12% in women); prevalence of current cigarette smoking was 91.52%; prevalence of ex-smokers was 8.02%. The mean age of begining to smoke cigarette was 21.34 year old. Prevalence of ever having alcohol drinking experience was 6.70%, prevalence of stop alcohol drinking is 14.16%. The mean age of beginning to alcohol drinking was 23.93-year old. Among north, south and east areas of aboriginal communities, east area showed higher percent of betel quid chewing, cigarette smoking and alcohol drinking. Among tribes, Lu-Ka showed higher percent of betel quid chewing and Ta-Ya showed higher percent of cigarette smoking and alcohol drinking. The average cognition of betel quid was 53.92 and average attitude score was 2.81. We concluded that the cognition was less enough and the attitude was more negative. Important effective factors in betel quid chewing included men, married, married but single now and Lu-Ka, Bu-Non and Pie-Wan. Important effective factors in cigarette smoking included men, and divorce, and Ta-Ya. Important effective factors in alcohol drinking included men, age between 35-49 years old, married but single now (divorcee, widow, widower) and Lu-Ka. The results of this study provided valuable information in the development of health policy for aboriginals. Key words: betel quid chewing, cigarette smoking , prevalence, and cognition toward betel quid.