Open AccessAreca nut use among rural residents of Sriperambudur Taluk: A qualitative study
Author(s) -
Gunaseelan Rajan,
Shanthi Sankaralingam,
Sowmya Ramesh,
Manjula Datta
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.30915
Subject(s) - areca , nut , focus group , habit , medicine , peer pressure , environmental health , traditional medicine , psychology , social psychology , sociology , engineering , structural engineering , anthropology
The main objective of the study was to understand the perceptions of the residents of rural part of Sriperambudur Taluk, regarding areca nut use. This article discusses the findings of in-depth interviews and focus group discussions at rural part of Sriperambudur Taluk.