Historique
Périodique
Socio-economic aspects of areca nut use
(Les aspects socio-économiques de la consommation de la noix d'arec.)
Auteur(s) :
CROUCHER R. ;
ISLAM S.
Année
2002
Page(s) :
139-146
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
37
Domaine :
Drogues illicites
Thésaurus mots-clés
BETEL
;
CULTURE ILLICITE
;
REGLEMENTATION
;
ECONOMIE
;
CONSOMMATION
;
PREVALENCE
Thésaurus géographique
ROYAUME-UNI
Note générale :
Addiction Biology, 2002, 7, (1), 139-146
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
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 socioeconomic aspects of areca nut consumption is needed which should be multidisciplinary in focus, of sound scientific quality and incorporating the opinions of consumers. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Adult Oral Hlth, Barts and The London, Queen Mary's Sch. Med. Dentistry, Turner St, London E1 2AD
Royaume-Uni. United Kingdom.
Royaume-Uni. United Kingdom.