WTS database

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Epidemiology, attitudes and perceptions toward cigarettes and hookah smoking amongst adults in Jordan	2015	Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Mutah University, Mutah, 61710, Karak, Jordan. mabuhelalah@yahoo.co.uk.; Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.; Faculty o	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Environmental health and preventive medicine Periodical, Abbrev. Environ.Health.Prev.Med. Pub Date Free Form Nov Volume 20 Issue 6 Start Page 422 Other Pages 433 Notes LR: 20151105; JID: 9609642; OID: NLM: PMC4626463 [Available on 11/01/16]; OTO: NOTNLM; PMCR: 2016/11/01 00:00; 2015/06/29 [received]; 2015/07/06 [accepted]; 2015/07/21 [aheadofprint]; ppublish Place of Publication Japan ISSN/ISBN 1347-4715; 1342-078X Accession Number PMID: 26194452 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; IM DOI 10.1007/s12199-015-0483-1 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 26194452 Abstract OBJECTIVES: The aims of this study are to assess cigarette and hookah smoking rates amongst adult population in Jordan and to determine predictors of smoking status. Selected beliefs, perceptions and attitudes toward cigarettes and hookah smoking were also assessed. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted in five regional governorates of Jordan through face-to-face interviews on a random sample of adult population aged 18-79 years. Data was collected using a piloted questionnaire based on the Global Adult Tobacco Questionnaire. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of cigarette smoking in our sample (869) was 59.1 % amongst males and 23.3 % amongst females, while the overall prevalence of hookah smoking was 18.9 % amongst males and 23.1 % amongst females. Leisure and imitation were the most commonly reported reasons for smoking. Regardless of smoking status, people were aware of health risks associated smoking and also had negative perceptions toward smoking. CONCLUSIONS: Smoking rates for both genders have reached alarmingly high rates in Jordan. There is an urgent need for a comprehensive national programme to target the country's growing burden of smoking. Suggestions on leisure time activities should be included in such programmes. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Abu-Helalah,M.A., Alshraideh,H.A., Al-Serhan,A.A., Nesheiwat,A.I., Da'na,M., Al-Nawafleh,A. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20150721 PMCID PMC4626463 Editors
Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking among Arab Youth; a Cross-Country Study	2016	Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology.; Department of Pediatrics, Yarmouk Hospital, Jordan Ministry of Health.; Faculty of Science, University of Jordan/ Aqaba Branch.; Department of Community and Me	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Ethnicity & disease Periodical, Abbrev. Ethn.Dis. Pub Date Free Form 21-Jan Volume 26 Issue 1 Start Page 107 Other Pages 112 Notes LR: 20160721; JID: 9109034; OID: NLM: PMC4738847; OTO: NOTNLM; epublish Place of Publication United States ISSN/ISBN 1049-510X; 1049-510X Accession Number PMID: 26843803 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; IM DOI 10.18865/ed.26.1.107 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 26843803 Abstract OBJECTIVE: Waterpipe tobacco smoking (WTS) is considered a global epidemic that is spreading among youth. Our analysis was conducted to compare the national baseline prevalence rate estimates of WTS among Arab boys and girls. DESIGN SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: The Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) is a school-based survey using standardized self-administered questionnaires; it employs a two-stage cluster sampling technique to obtain a representative sample of youth (13-15 years of age). We conducted a secondary data analysis of nationally representative GYTSs available from 16 Arab countries. MAIN MEASURES: Youth who self-reported smoking waterpipe at least once in the past 30 days were considered to be current waterpipe tobacco smokers. National weighted WTS prevalence rate estimates along with respective 95% confidence intervals were reported for boys and girls. RESULTS: Pooled GYTS data from 16 Arab countries yielded a total of 31,359 youth. Overall, 10.6% of the respondents were current waterpipe tobacco smokers, with boys (13.7%) having significantly higher estimates than girls (7.2%). Overall, current WTS prevalence rate estimates ranged from .9% in Oman to 34.2%, in Lebanon. The WTS epidemic was more predominant among boys and girls, respectively, in the West Bank (42.8% and 24.2%), Lebanon (38.6% and 30.5%) and Jordan (25.7% and 14.5%). CONCLUSION: Among Arab boys and girls, WTS represents a growing strain of the tobacco epidemic that requires immediate attention. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Kheirallah,K.A., Alsulaiman,J.W., Mohammad,H.A.S., Alzyoud,S., Veeranki,S.P., Ward,K.D. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20160121 PMCID PMC4738847 Editors
Waterpipe use and cognitive susceptibility to cigarette smoking among never-cigarette smoking Jordanian youth: analysis of the 2009 Global Youth Tobacco Survey	2015	Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan; kkheiral@gmail.com.; Department of Community and Mental Health, Faculty of Nursing, Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan;; Division of Social and	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Periodical, Abbrev. Nicotine Tob.Res. Pub Date Free Form Mar Volume 17 Issue 3 Start Page 280 Other Pages 284 Notes CI: (c) The Author 2014; JID: 9815751; 2014/08/26 [aheadofprint]; ppublish Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1469-994X; 1462-2203 Accession Number PMID: 25159679 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; IM DOI 10.1093/ntr/ntu140 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 25159679 Abstract INTRODUCTION: Susceptibility to cigarette smoking, defined as lack of a firm decision to not initiate smoking, predicts youth smoking initiation and experimentation and is a first step in the transition to regular smoking. This study investigated whether waterpipe (WP) smoking, an increasingly prevalent form of tobacco use among Arab adolescents, was associated with increased susceptibility to cigarette smoking. METHODS: A secondary analysis of the 2009 Jordan Global Youth Tobacco Survey was conducted to assess the association between WP use and cigarette susceptibility, after adjusting for important confounders. RESULTS: A total of 1,476 youth aged 13-15 years old who had never smoked cigarettes were identified and represented 166,593 never-cigarette smoking Jordanian youth. We found 40% of boys and 29% of girls were susceptible to cigarette smoking, and both boys (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 1.49, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.41-1.54) and girls (AOR = 1.95, 95% CI = 1.83-2.04) who had ever smoked WP were more susceptible to cigarette smoking than those who never smoked WP. CONCLUSION: This is the first study to report that WP use may increase youth's susceptibility to initiate cigarette smoking. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher . Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Data Source Authors Kheirallah,K.A., Alzyoud,S., Ward,K.D. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20140826 PMCID Editors
Impact of smoking ban at indoor public places on indoor air quality	2012	Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey. nbilir@hacettepe.edu.tr	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Tuberkuloz ve toraks Periodical, Abbrev. Tuberk.Toraks Pub Date Free Form Volume 60 Issue 1 Start Page 41 Other Pages 46 Notes JID: 0417364; 0 (Particulate Matter); 0 (Tobacco Smoke Pollution); ppublish Place of Publication Turkey ISSN/ISBN 0494-1373; 0494-1373 Accession Number PMID: 22554365 Language tur SubFile English Abstract; Journal Article; IM DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 22554365 Abstract INTRODUCTION: This study aims at evaluation of the effect of smoke-free policy at hospitality workplaces on indoor air quality. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Study includes 151 hospitality venues (restaurants, cafes, bars and tea-houses) at eight provinces of Turkey. PM2.5 measurements were done at each of the venues three months prior to, and 4-5 months after the implementation of smoking ban at the same venues. Measurements were done using SidePak 2.5 by two engineers. During the 30 minutes of measurement, the device takes multiple samples, measures PM2.5 particles, and calculates the average value and standard deviation of the measurements. RESULTS: Using the measurement results two kinds of evaluation were done: in each province, increase/decrease after implementation for each of the venues included in the study was evaluated, and average PM2.5 values were calculated for provinces using the PM2.5 values of the venues in the province. The average PM2.5 values before the implementation were higher than the post implementation values in general. Nevertheless, in some provinces higher values were found during the second measurements, particularly at the restaurants. CONCLUSION: Therefore, there is need to enforce the smoking ban at the hospitality workplaces. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Bilir,N., Ozcebe,H. Original/Translated Title Kapali ortamda sigara icilmesinin yasaklanmasi uygulamasinin ic ortam hava kalitesine etkisi URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Maternal smoking and environmental tobacco smoke exposure and the risk of allergic diseases in Japanese infants: the Osaka Maternal and Child Health Study	2008	Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan. k-tanaka@fukuoka-u.ac.jp	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma Periodical, Abbrev. J.Asthma Pub Date Free Form Nov Volume 45 Issue 9 Start Page 833 Other Pages 838 Notes JID: 8106454; 0 (Tobacco Smoke Pollution); ppublish Place of Publication United States ISSN/ISBN 1532-4303; 0277-0903 Accession Number PMID: 18972305 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.1080/02770900802339742 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 18972305 Abstract PURPOSE: It remains controversial whether environmental tobacco smoke increases the risk of allergic diseases. The present prospective cohort study examined whether in utero exposure to maternal smoking and postnatal exposure to environmental tobacco smoke were associated with the development of wheeze, asthma, and atopic eczema in Japanese infants. METHODS: Study subjects included 763 infants. Data were obtained through the use of questionnaires completed by the mother during pregnancy and at 2 to 9 and 16 to 24 months postdelivery. Information regarding maternal smoking during pregnancy and postnatal exposure to environmental tobacco smoke was collected at 2 to 9 months postdelivery, and information on allergic symptoms was collected when the infant was between 16 to 24 months of age. Cases were defined according to criteria of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood for wheeze and atopic eczema. Additionally, doctor-diagnosed asthma and atopic eczema were identified. Adjustment was made for maternal age, family income, maternal and paternal education, parental history of asthma, atopic eczema, allergic rhinitis, indoor domestic pets, baby's older siblings, baby's sex, birth weight, and time of surveys. RESULTS: The cumulative incidence of wheeze, atopic eczema, doctor-diagnosed asthma, and doctor-diagnosed atopic eczema was 22.1%, 18.6%, 4.3%, and 9.0%, respectively. Maternal smoking during pregnancy was not related to the risk of wheeze, whereas postnatal maternal smoking in the same room as the child increased the risk of wheeze. No significant association was observed between perinatal tobacco smoke exposure and the development of asthma and atopic eczema. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that postnatal maternal smoking might be associated with an increased risk of wheeze in Japanese infants. Descriptors Asthma/epidemiology/etiology, Child, Preschool, Dermatitis, Atopic/epidemiology/etiology, Female, Humans, Hypersensitivity/epidemiology/etiology, Incidence, Infant, Japan/epidemiology, Male, Maternal Exposure/adverse effects, Prospective Studies, Respiratory Sounds/etiology, Smoking/adverse effects, Tobacco Smoke Pollution/adverse effects Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Tanaka,K., Miyake,Y., Sasaki,S., Ohya,Y., Hirota,Y., Osaka Maternal and Child Health Study Group Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Stages of change of the readiness to quit smoking among a random sample of minority Arab male smokers in Israel	2015	Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, Beer Sheva, 84015, Israel. daoud@bgu.ac.il.; School of Public Health. University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel. ssamah_shaiek@yahoo.com.; Department of Pu	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full BMC public health Periodical, Abbrev. BMC Public Health Pub Date Free Form 16-Jul Volume 15 Issue Start Page 672 Other Pages 015-1950-8 Notes LR: 20151016; JID: 100968562; OID: NLM: PMC4607270; 2014/12/09 [received]; 2015/06/19 [accepted]; 2015/07/16 [aheadofprint]; epublish Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1471-2458; 1471-2458 Accession Number PMID: 26178347 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.1186/s12889-015-1950-8 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 26178347 Abstract BACKGROUND: Despite advanced smoking prevention and cessation policies in many countries, the prevalence of cigarette smoking among indigenous and some ethnic minorities continues to be high. This study examined the stages of change (SOC) of the readiness to quit smoking among Arab men in Israel shortly after new regulations of free-of-charge smoking cessation workshops and subsidized medications were introduced through primary health care clinics. METHODS: We conducted a countrywide study in Israel between 2012-2013. Participants, 735 current smokers; 18-64 years old; were recruited from a stratified random sample and interviewed face-to-face using a structured questionnaire in Arabic. We used ordered regression to examine the contribution of socio-economic position (SEP), health status, psychosocial attributes, smoking-related factors, and physician advice to the SOC of the readiness to quit smoking (pre-contemplation, contemplation and preparation). RESULTS: Of the current smokers, 61.8% were at the pre-contemplation stage, 23.8% were at the contemplation stage, and only 14.4% were at the preparation stage. In the multinomial analysis, factors significantly (P Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Daoud,N., Hayek,S., Sheikh Muhammad,A., Abu-Saad,K., Osman,A., Thrasher,J.F., Kalter-Leibovici,O. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20150716 PMCID PMC4607270 Editors
Tobacco-specific nitrosamine exposures in smokers and nonsmokers exposed to cigarette or waterpipe tobacco smoke	2013	Department of Public Health, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. gnasr@theunion.org	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Periodical, Abbrev. Nicotine Tob.Res. Pub Date Free Form Jan Volume 15 Issue 1 Start Page 130 Other Pages 138 Notes LR: 20150225; JID: 9815751; 0 (4-((methylnitrosoamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)but-1-yl)beta-omega-glucosiduronic acid); 0 (4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butan-1-ol); 0 (Carcinogens); 0 (Glucuronates); 0 (Nitrosamines); 0 (Pyridines); 0 (Tobacco Smoke Pollut Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1469-994X; 1462-2203 Accession Number PMID: 22573723 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; IM DOI 10.1093/ntr/nts099 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 22573723 Abstract INTRODUCTION: The causal relationship between tobacco smoking and a variety of cancers is attributable to the carcinogens that smokers inhale, including tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNAs). We aimed to assess the exposure to TSNAs in waterpipe smokers (WPS), cigarette smokers (CS), and nonsmoking females exposed to tobacco smoke. METHODS: We measured 2 metabolites, 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanol (NNAL) and its glucuronides (NNAl-Gluc) in the urine of males who were either current CS or WPS, and their wives exposed to either cigarette or waterpipe smoke in a sample of 46 subjects from rural Egypt. RESULTS: Of the 24 current male smokers, 54.2% were exclusive CS and 45.8% were exclusive WPS. Among wives, 59.1% reported exposure to cigarette smoke and 40.9% to waterpipe smoke. The geometric mean of urinary NNAL was 0.19 +/- 0.60 pmol/ml urine (range 0.005-2.58) in the total sample. Significantly higher levels of NNAL were observed among male smokers of either cigarettes or waterpipe (0.89 +/- 0.53 pmol/ml, range 0.78-2.58 in CS and 0.21-1.71 in WPS) compared with nonsmoking wives (0.04 +/- 0.18 pmol/ml, range 0.01-0.60 in CS wives, 0.05-0.23 in WPS wives, p = .000). Among males, CS had significantly higher levels of NNAL compared with WPS (1.22 vs. 0.62; p = .007). However, no significant difference was detected in NNAL levels between wives exposed to cigarette smoke or waterpipe smoke. CONCLUSIONS: Cigarette smokers levels of NNAL were higher than WPS levels in males. Exposure to tobacco smoke was evident in wives of both CS and WPS. Among WPS, NNAL tended to increase with increasing numbers of hagars smoked/day. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Radwan,G., Hecht,S.S., Carmella,S.G., Loffredo,C.A. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20120509 PMCID PMC3524061 Editors
Comparison of cigarette and water pipe smoking among female university students in Egypt	2007	Department of Public Health, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Periodical, Abbrev. Nicotine Tob.Res. Pub Date Free Form May Volume 9 Issue 5 Start Page 591 Other Pages 596 Notes LR: 20151119; GR: R01TW59444/TW/FIC NIH HHS/United States; JID: 9815751; ppublish Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1462-2203; 1462-2203 Accession Number PMID: 17454715 Language eng SubFile Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; IM DOI 777461696 [pii] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 17454715 Abstract This study investigated behavioral and sociodemographic factors associated with tobacco use among female university students patronizing water pipe cafes in Cairo, Egypt. We interviewed two groups of female university student smokers (100 and 96 students from a public and a private university, respectively). The interviews took place in nine water pipe cafes near the two universities. A logistic regression model was developed to analyze the relationship between tobacco-related knowledge and beliefs and the choice between smoking water pipe or cigarettes. Among these smokers, 27% smoked cigarettes only, 37.8% smoked water pipe only, and 35.2% smoked both types of tobacco. Most of the water pipe smokers (74.1%) preferred this method because they believe it to be less harmful than smoking cigarettes. More than half of the subjects were encouraged to start smoking by other females (56.6%). Curiosity was a significant factor for initiation (OR = 2.8, 95% CI = 1.3-6.2, p<.01). We found no significant differences between water pipe and cigarette smokers regarding current age, age at initiation, quit attempts, knowledge about the hazards of smoking, wanting to be fashionable, or smoking with friends. About one in four (23.7%) attempted to quit, with health cited as a major reason. An urgent need exists for correction of the misperception among this study population that water pipe smoking is safe and less harmful than cigarette smoking. Descriptors Adult, Confidence Intervals, Egypt/epidemiology, Female, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Humans, Life Style, Odds Ratio, Peer Group, Smoking/epidemiology/psychology, Social Environment, Students/psychology/statistics & numerical data, Surveys and Questionnaires Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Labib,N., Radwan,G., Mikhail,N., Mohamed,M. K., Setouhy,M. E., Loffredo,C., Israel,E. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Health effects of passive smoking-10: Summary of effects of parental smoking on the respiratory health of children and implications for research	1999	Department of Public Health Sciences, St George's Hospital Medical School, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 0RE, UK.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Thorax Periodical, Abbrev. Thorax Pub Date Free Form Apr Volume 54 Issue 4 Start Page 357 Other Pages 366 Notes LR: 20140617; JID: 0417353; 0 (Tobacco Smoke Pollution); RF: 62; OID: NLM: PMC1745458; ppublish Place of Publication ENGLAND ISSN/ISBN 0040-6376; 0040-6376 Accession Number PMID: 10092699 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Review; IM DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 10092699 Abstract BACKGROUND: Two recent reviews have assessed the effect of parental smoking on respiratory disease in children. METHODS: The results of the systematic quantitative review published as a series in Thorax are summarised and brought up to date by considering papers appearing on Embase or Medline up to June 1998. The findings are compared with those of the review published recently by the Californian Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Areas requiring further research are identified. RESULTS: Overall there is a very consistent picture with odds ratios for respiratory illnesses and symptoms and middle ear disease of between 1.2 and 1.6 for either parent smoking, the odds usually being higher in pre-school than in school aged children. For sudden infant death syndrome the odds ratio for maternal smoking is about 2. Significant effects from paternal smoking suggest a role for postnatal exposure to environmental tobacco smoke. Recent publications do not lead us to alter the conclusions of our earlier reviews. While essentially narrative rather than systematic and quantitative, the findings of the Californian EPA review are broadly similar. In addition they have reviewed studies of the effects of environmental tobacco smoke on children with cystic fibrosis and conclude from the limited evidence that there is a strong case for a relationship between parental smoking and admissions to hospital. They also review data from adults of the effects of acute exposure to environmental tobacco smoke under laboratory conditions which suggest acute effects on spirometric parameters rather than on bronchial hyperresponsiveness. It seems likely that such effects are also present in children. CONCLUSIONS: Substantial benefits to children would arise if parents stopped smoking after birth, even if the mother smoked during pregnancy. Policies need to be developed which reduce smoking amongst parents and protect infants and young children from exposure to environmental tobacco smoke. The weight of evidence is such that new prevalence studies are no longer justified. What are needed are studies which allow comparison of the effects of critical periods of exposure to cigarette smoke, particularly in utero, early infancy, and later childhood. Where longitudinal studies are carried out they should be analysed to look at the way in which changes in exposure are related to changes in outcome. Better still would be studies demonstrating reversibility of adverse effects, especially in asthmatic subjects or children with cystic fibrosis. Descriptors Adult, Child, Child, Preschool, Databases, Factual, Female, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Odds Ratio, Otitis Media/etiology, Parents, Pregnancy, Respiratory Tract Diseases/etiology, Sudden Infant Death/etiology, Tobacco Smoke Pollution/adverse effects Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Cook,D. G., Strachan,D. P. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID PMC1745458 Editors
The sociodemographic pattern of tobacco cessation in the 1980s: results from a panel study of living condition surveys in Sweden	1996	Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Sundbyberg, Sweden.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Journal of epidemiology and community health Periodical, Abbrev. J.Epidemiol.Community Health Pub Date Free Form Dec Volume 50 Issue 6 Start Page 625 Other Pages 630 Notes LR: 20130918; JID: 7909766; OID: NLM: PMC1060378; ppublish Place of Publication ENGLAND ISSN/ISBN 0143-005X; 0143-005X Accession Number PMID: 9039380 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; IM DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 9039380 Abstract STUDY OBJECTIVES: To analyse the factors that determined whether or not people were successful in quitting tobacco during the 1980s in Sweden. DESIGN: A logistic regression model was used for the analyses and included: education, marital status, socioeconomic group, social network, physical activities, cigarette consumption, and years spent smoking as independent variables. Men and women were analysed separately for smoking. A specific univariate analysis was also performed for men who used snuff. SETTING: Sweden. PARTICIPANTS: A panel of 5104 randomised people aged 16-84 years was interviewed in 1980-81 and followed up in 1988-89 in the survey of living conditions undertaken by Statistics Sweden. The participation rate was 86%. The panel included 1546 men and women who were daily smokers. There were 418 daily users of snuff among the men, and 129 men both smoked and used snuff. MAIN RESULTS: Together 26% of women and 23% of men had quit smoking. Five percent in both groups were new smokers. Among men, 26% had quit using snuff and 5% had begun smoking. New snuff users among men were 5%. In the multivariate analysis, unmarried men kept smoking at significantly higher rates (OR 2.1; 95% CI 1.2,3.6), as did those men who smoked 11-20 cigarettes/day (OR 2.2; 95% CI 1.5, 3.4), or more than 20 cigarettes/day (OR 2.8; 95% CI 1.4,5.7). Among women, smoking 11-20 cigarettes/day was also a significant factor (OR 3.3; 95% CI 2.1,5.0). Men and women aged 25-44 were significantly more likely to continue smoking (OR = 2.1; 95% CI 1.1,3.7, and 2.2; 95% CI 1.2,4.4) as were those who had smoked for 20 years or more (OR 4.7; 95% CI 2.0,10.8 and OR 2.5; 95% CI 1.1,5.5, respectively). For women, low education (up to grade 9) was also a significant factor (OR = 2.5; 95% CI 1.2,5.1). Among men who had quit using snuff we did not find any values of significance. CONCLUSIONS: One in four smokers had quit during the 1980s and a few started smoking (5%). Some men quit smoking and started using snuff instead. For both sexes, the daily consumption of cigarettes, years spent smoking, and age were the most important determinants of successful quitting. In men, being married/ cohabiting was an important factor as was higher education in women. Descriptors Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Logistic Models, Male, Middle Aged, Multivariate Analysis, Plants, Toxic, Sex Factors, Smoking/epidemiology, Smoking Cessation, Socioeconomic Factors, Sweden/epidemiology, Time Factors, Tobacco, Smokeless Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Tillgren,P., Haglund,B. J., Lundberg,M., Romelsjo,A. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID PMC1060378 Editors

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