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Table 2 Prevalence of different forms of tobacco use among Nepalese men aged 1549 years, Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2011 (N = 4121)

From: Social determinants of tobacco consumption among Nepalese men: findings from Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2011

Outcomes

Response

Percentage (95% CI)

Forms of tobacco smoke

  

Smokes cigarette (Yes)

1233

29.8(27.8-31.9)

Smokes pipe (Yes)

33

0.5(0.2-1.0)

Smokes bidi (Yes)

34

1.0(0.6-1.6)

Smokes others (Yes)

260

6.8(5.2-8.8)

Other forms of tobacco use

  

Chews tobacco (Yes)

1332

34.7(32.3-37.2)

Sniffs tobacco (Yes)

5

0.1(0.0-0.3)

Outcome for current study

  

Smokes any form of tobacco (Yes)

1369

33.6(31.3-36.0)

Chews/sniffs some forms of tobacco (Yes)

1337

34.8(32.4-37.3)

Consumes tobacco in any form (Yes)

2073

51.9(49.6-54.3)