Croucher R, Islam S
Adult Oral Health, Barts and The London, Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary, University of London, UK.
Addict Biol. 2002 Jan;7(1):139-46. doi: 10.1080/13556210120091518.
The socio-economic aspects of areca nut consumption have been overlooked. A narrative review was conducted to establish some of these features of areca nut consumption. Medline, Pubmed and the World Wide Web were searched using the terms: areca nut, betel nut, areca catechu and pan masala. Further analysis was conducted of datasets describing aspects of United Kingdom areca nut sales and consumption. South Asian economies at different stages of development have varying areca nut cultivation practices, employment opportunities and marketing strategies. Attempts at regulation of areca nut import and sales are described. Retail practice among the South Asian communities of the United Kingdom was found to reflect the diverse consumer practices current in their countries of origin. A study of areca nut consumption patterns and motivations among Bangladeshi women resident in East London identified differences between those chewing areca nut in paan with and without tobacco. Further research into the socio-economic aspects of areca nut consumption is needed which should be multidisciplinary in focus, of sound scientific quality and incorporating the opinions of consumers.
槟榔消费的社会经济方面一直被忽视。我们进行了一项叙述性综述，以确定槟榔消费的一些特征。使用以下术语在医学在线数据库（Medline）、医学期刊数据库（Pubmed）和万维网上进行搜索：槟榔、蒌叶、槟榔树和印度玛沙拉。我们对描述英国槟榔销售和消费情况的数据集进行了进一步分析。处于不同发展阶段的南亚经济体有着不同的槟榔种植方式、就业机会和营销策略。文中描述了对槟榔进口和销售进行监管的尝试。结果发现，英国南亚社区的零售行为反映了其原籍国当前多样的消费行为。一项针对居住在东伦敦的孟加拉妇女槟榔消费模式和动机的研究，确定了在有烟草和无烟草的情况下咀嚼含槟榔的印度玛沙拉的人群之间的差异。需要对槟榔消费的社会经济方面进行进一步研究，该研究应具有多学科性、具备可靠的科学质量并纳入消费者的意见。
