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DISSERTATION WORK MSAFIRI KABULWA.pdf

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Table 8: Mean (sd) score and distribution of respondents by degree of agreement to 7<br />

factors that were perceived to influence a person to start dipping tobacco snuff<br />

(minimum score =1; maximum score = 4)<br />

Perceived factor<br />

Degree of agreement b<br />

Mean score a<br />

Strongly<br />

disagree<br />

Disagree Agree Strongly<br />

agree<br />

- Influence of friends 3.28 (0.98) 104 (10.6) 62 (6.3) 273 (27.9) 541 (55.2)<br />

- Trying or experimenting<br />

taste of tobacco snuff<br />

- Not knowing detrimental<br />

health effects of using<br />

tobacco snuff<br />

- Living with a person like<br />

parent and sibling who dip<br />

tobacco snuff<br />

- Attitudes that dipping<br />

tobacco snuff reduces<br />

feelings<br />

- Advertisements by tobacco<br />

industries<br />

- Using addictives like<br />

alcohol<br />

3.08 (1.08) 158 (15.9) 65 (6.6) 309 (31.2) 459 (46.3)<br />

2.93 (1.17) 208 (21.2) 78 (8.0) 268 (27.3) 427 (43.5)<br />

2.69 (1.15) 210 (22.2) 186 (19.6) 242 (25.5) 310 (32.7)<br />

2.68 (1.22) 275 (28.1) 110 (11.2) 244 (24.9) 349 (35.7)<br />

2.37 (1.23) 346 (36.0) 183 (19.0) 167 (17.4) 266 (27.7)<br />

2.36 (1.26) 373 (38.9) 136 (14.2) 177 (18.5) 273 (28.5)<br />

a mean (s.d); b Number(%)<br />

Table 8 shows the mean score and distribution of respondents by degree of agreement to 7<br />

factors that were perceived to influence a person to start dipping tobacco snuff. Two thirds or<br />

more of the respondents agreed that ‘Influence of friends’, ‘Trying or experimenting taste of<br />

tobacco snuff’ and ‘Not knowing detrimental health effects of using tobacco snuff’ were<br />

perceived as factors that may influence a person to start dipping tobacco snuff. These factors<br />

had highest mean scores of 3.28 (0.98), 3.08 (1.08) and 2.93 (1.17) respectively.

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