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• Chewing tobacco intake double than smoking 

The prevalence of consuming chewing tobacco is almost double than smoking tobacco in the country, revealed a study yesterday.

At the dissemination programme of the research findings at the National Press Club in the city, it was also revealed that women are taking more chewing tobacco than men.

The prevalence of non-smoking tobacco chewing is 43.2 percent while the tobacco smoking is 23 percent in the country, the study showed.

It found that 42 percent men and 1.3 percent women are habituated to smoking tobacco. On the other hand, 34 percent men and 41 percent women are taking chewing tobacco that include jarda, gul and tobacco leaf.

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