The document discusses the results of a survey on paan consumption in Varanasi, India. Some key findings include: - 36 out of 38 respondents consume paan, with the average duration being 4 years. - The majority (58%) started consuming sweet paan with friends and spend up to 20 rupees daily. - While most respondents know paan causes health issues like cancer, 47% have never considered quitting. - Respondents reported issues like tooth problems and mouth ulcers from paan, but over half still feel advertisements would not impact sales. - The document provides suggestions like promoting paan as a medicinal herb without tobacco to reduce health risks.

1. Implications of PAAN
Consumption - A study of
Varanasi (Lohatia)city
Presented by:
Saurabh Kumar (43)
Bimalendra Raj
Pandey(15)

2. :
• The fresh leaves of betel vine are popularly
known as Paan in India
• Paan in India a symbol of purity and prosperity
•The extraction of essential oil from the surplus
betel leaves, may be used as an industrial raw
material for manufacturing
medicines, perfumes, mouth
fresheners, tonics, food additives etc.
•10% of world’s population consumes PAAN
today.
• Fourth most popular addiction in world.

3. • Acts
as mouth freshener, aids digestion and
prevents oral cavities.
• Immediate effect can cause sweating and
facial warmth; skin temperature can rise upto
2degress on consumption.
• Increased rate of salivary and thirst.
• Scarring inside mouth which limits its
opening.
•Recent studies show that beetel leaves are

4. • Banarasi Paan: Widely acknowledged in
parties, marriages and many occasions for
its revitalizing taste and terrific flavor. Betel
leaves grown in Banaras area.
• Its a bit pale compared to other Paans.
Less bitter in taste.
•Maghai Paan : Generally taken after a
heavy and spicy lunch to kind of change
the taste and for keep on chewing for a
while.
•Much greener and is with more intense

5. •Primary research.
•Data collection through sampling
•Direct interviewing
•Geographical scope: Lohatia, Varanasi
•Sample size: 38
•NOTE: If PAAN consumption causes health
problems such as ulcers, tooth decay etc. then its
consumers will be suffering from these problems or
show some symptoms of it.

6. Do you consume paan?
Yes: 36, No: 02
5% DO YOU
Do you
consume
paan?
Yes
No
95%

7. How long you are consuming
1.
Paan:
S. No. Years
6
S. No. Years
17. 3
2. 4 18. 3
3. 3 19. 4
4. 5 20. 1
5. 5 21. 2 Mean : 4.0
6. 5 22. 2
7. 6 23. 2 Median : 4.0
8. 7 24. 8
9. 1 25. 2 Mode : 3.0
10. 10 26. 2
11. 10 27. 3
Std. deviation :
12.
13.
4
6
28.
29.
3
8
3.0
14. 1 30. 7 Variance : 9.0
15. 5 31. 8
16. 7 32. 5
17 3 33 8
18 4 36 4

8. How did you start consuming PAAN:
All alone 10, with friends: 21
with family 04, with
colleague 01
How Did
3%
11% How did you start
consuming paan?
28% All alone
With friends
With family
58%
With colleagues

9. Which type of paan do you consume?
Tobacco paan 11, Supari paan
04,
Sweet paan 21 Others 0
TYPE OF PAAN
Which type of
paan do you
31% consume?
Jarda/Tobacco
paan
58% Supari paan
11%
Sweet paan

10. Once in a week 09, Once in a day
11
2-3 times in a day 08 More than 3 times
08
Frequency of consumptions
How frequently do you
25% 31% consume paan?
Once in a day
2-3 times in a day
22% More than 3 times
22%
Once in a week

11. How much money do you spend on paan
consumption daily?
Upto Rs. 20 19, Upto Rs. 20-40 09
Rs. 40-60 06 More than 60
02
MONEY SPENT
5%
17% Upto Rs. 20
Rs. 20-40
53% Rs. 40-60
25% More than 60

12. Do you think consuming paan causes
following:
20
18 You think consuming
16 paan causes the
14 following? Strongly
12 Agree (5)
10 You think consuming
8 paan causes the
following? Agree (4)
6
4 You think consuming
2 paan causes the
0 following? Neutral (3)
You think consuming
paan causes the
following? Disagree
(2)

13. I consume paan because:
14
Act as mouth
12 freshner
10 Of company
with friends
8 I feel restless
without it
6
It is available in
4 party occasion
2 Of its Taste
0
Strongly Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly
Agree (4) (3) (2) Disagree
(5) (1)

14. How do you feel after consuming Paan?
18
16 Refreshin
g
14
12 Dizziness
10
Unaffecte
8 d
6 Itching
4 due to
lime
2 Cutting of
lips
0
Strongly Agree (4) Neutral Disagree Strongly
Agree (5) (3) (2) Disagree
(1)

15. Do you suffer from any of the following
problems?
12
Tooth
10 problem
Constipatio
8 n
6 Cough
4 Allergy
2
Mouth Ulcer
0
Strongly Agree (4) Neutral Disagree Strongly
Agree (5) (3) (2) Disagree
(1)

16. Do you consume following daily?
100%
90%
80%
You consume the
70% following daily : No
60% (0)
50%
40%
30%
20% You consume the
following daily : Yes
10% (1)
0%

17. Do you know that consuming tobacco causes
cancer?
Yes: 31, No 05
Do You Know
15%
Yes (1)
No (0)
85%

18. Do you feel that advertisement against
tobacco consumption will have any impact
on its sale?
Yes 13, No 23
Advertisement will reduce sale
36%
Yes (1)
64% No (0)

19. Have you ever thought of quitting paan
consumption?
Yes: 19, No: 17
Thought of quitting Paan
47%
53% Yes (1)
No (0)

20. Do you know anyone who faced severe health
problems due to paan consumption:
Yes: 18 No: 18
50% 50% Yes (1)
No (0)

21. CONCLUSION
• Almost all the respondents addicted to
PAAN consumption and 50% consumers
know one or other in society who faces
severe health problem due to PAAN
consumptions.
•Though majority of respondent knows that
PAAN consumption causes cancer but still
47% consumers have never thought of
quitting Paan.
•Majority still feels that advertisement

22. CONCLUSION
•More than half of consumers (58%) start
consuming sweet PAAN with friends and
spent up to 20 RS on daily basis.
•Existing health problem like Tooth Problem
are strongly agreed, Cough and
Constipation got neutral review where as
Allergy and Mouth Ulcer problem were
disagreed by consumers.
•Cutting Lips and acts as mouth fresheners
were strongly agreed by consumers.

23. CONCLUSION
•Sample size of survey = 38
•Some statistical values of duration of
PAAN consumptions come out to be :
•MEAN (Average duration of consumers
consuming PAAN) : 4 yrs.
•Median (Half of consumers consuming
PAAN, since) : 4 yrs.
•Mode (Maximum number of
times/frequency of occurrence of year is) : 3
yrs.
•Std. Deviation (How far values in data set
deviates from Mean): 3yrs.

24. SUGGESTIONS &
RECOMENDATION
•Paan consumption is linked with the
culture and lifestyle of Varanasi, So Paan
should be rinsed in fresh water before
eating, remove dust, soil, insects etc
sticking on their surfaces.
•Paan should not be eaten more than 3-4
times a day. Sleeping with paan in mouth is
strictly forbidden. Tobacco filled paan is
also very harmful.
•Those who suffer from diseases of tooth or

25. SUGGESTIONS &
RECOMENDATION
•Excessive eating of paan destroys the
elasticity of the tissues of mouth as result
difficulty is faced in eating, adversely
affects teeth to the point of its decaying.
•Because of its few medicinal effects its sale
as a medicinal herb without tobacco and
areca nut should be promoted.
•Government should publish
advertisements against chewing of paan
and ban in public place, just like against

26. Consumers Responses on Health
Saransh Jain [AGE: 33] (8932057664): "It
causes cuts and discolouring of teethes "
Martandi Vikram Singh [AGE: 29] : "Mouth
Cancer to his known one"
Itendra Chaubey [AGE: 31] (9795414141):
"My Uncle due to Mouth Cancer"
Pritam nath [AGE: 38] (9044291951): " My
aunt consume Paan daily, her teeth are
decayed and she has to perform RCT "

27. REFERENCES
http://www.hawaii.edu/hivandaids/Metabolic
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pdf
http://paanbasics.blogspot.in/
http://www.indiastudychannel.com/resource
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medicinal.aspx
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PM
C1867456/#R15