Hossain Syed Billal, Ferdous Tabassum, Ali Md Hazrat, Sarwer Md Nawal, Chowdhury Akibul Islam, Mahmud Mir Apel, Mondal Lipi Rani, Mukta Nasima Akter
University of Science and Technology Chittagong, Chattogram, Bangladesh.
Daffodil International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Tob Use Insights. 2025 May 30;18:1179173X251347889. doi: 10.1177/1179173X251347889. eCollection 2025.
Oral consumption of smokeless tobacco (SLT) is associated with poor periodontal health and a range of oral diseases, some of which are malignant or potentially malignant. This research aims to ascertain whether a certain socio-demographic category of individuals with any type of oral syndrome has a higher likelihood of using and consuming smokeless tobacco in specific ways. A tertiary dental institution in Dhaka conducted cross-sectional research on adult oral hygiene patients from April 2024 to September 2024. A semi-structured questionnaire was replied by 156 research participants. Purposive sampling was used to choose study participants who were at least 18 years old, SLT users, and had at least ten natural teeth. There might not be any gender disparity in the SLT intake because this study was conducted at the outdoor department of a tertiary dental facility with patients from a range of socio-demographic backgrounds. All the socio-demographic variables, including age, gender, marital status, number of children, family size, and employment, found to be significantly ( ≤ 0.05) associated with consumption of SLT along with smoking. Living location and education were the only exceptions. However, the length of time a person has consumed smokeless tobacco is affected by his/her socio-demographic factors such as age, residence region, marital status, number of family members, and number of children substantially ( ≤ 0.05). A coordinated and collaborative initiatives aimed at reducing smokeless tobacco consumption and smoking is required to prevent dental health degradation, especially among the vulnerable groups (eg, women, the elderly, residents of rural areas).
口服无烟烟草（SLT）与牙周健康不佳及一系列口腔疾病有关，其中一些疾病是恶性或潜在恶性的。本研究旨在确定患有任何类型口腔综合征的特定社会人口类别个体是否更有可能以特定方式使用和消费无烟烟草。达卡的一家三级牙科机构于2024年4月至2024年9月对成年口腔卫生患者进行了横断面研究。156名研究参与者回复了一份半结构化问卷。采用目的抽样法选择年龄至少18岁、使用无烟烟草且至少有十颗天然牙的研究参与者。由于本研究是在一家三级牙科机构的门诊部对来自不同社会人口背景的患者进行的，因此在无烟烟草摄入量方面可能不存在性别差异。所有社会人口变量，包括年龄、性别、婚姻状况、子女数量、家庭规模和就业情况，均被发现与无烟烟草消费以及吸烟显著相关（≤0.05）。居住地点和教育程度是唯一的例外。然而，一个人消费无烟烟草的时间长度在很大程度上（≤0.05）受到其年龄、居住地区、婚姻状况、家庭成员数量和子女数量等社会人口因素的影响。需要采取协调一致的合作举措来减少无烟烟草消费和吸烟，以防止牙齿健康恶化，尤其是在弱势群体（如妇女、老年人、农村居民）中。
