Study of Changes in Smoking Behavior among Moscow Population after Implementation of a Complex Antismoking Measures
Journal Title: Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research (BJSTR) - Year 2018, Vol 19, Issue 4
Abstract
Objective: To study changes in the prevalence and intensity of tobacco smoking among population in relation to gender and age, to evaluate effect of the tobacco control measures which were provided by the anti-smoking law in 2013.Material and Methods: The population-based survey of the sample of Moscow adult population was conducted in 2017 - 2018. The sample size is 1020 people, aged 18 - 81 years. The unified questionnaire in relation to smoking behavior and anamnesis was used by trained interviewers. To study the dynamics of smoking behavior among the population current smoking patterns and attitudes were compared with the result of previous similar surveys conducted before 2013. Results: Overall, the percentage of current smokers in the entire sample was 37.9 %, former smokers who quitted smoking more than a year ago - 25.5% and never smoking - 36.6%. The smoking prevalence among the men decreased from 61.2% (1996-1997) to 54.2% (2017-2018), p<0.001, and among women increased from 16.1% (1996-1997) to 27.3% (2017 - 2018), p<0.0001. Among smokers of the sample surveyed in 2017-2018 the percentage of intensive smokers (>=20 cigarettes a day) was 22.0% among men and 4.1% among women. In the sample of smokers surveyed in 2010-2012 the percentage of intensive smokers was significantly higher, 46% of men and 25% of women, p <0.001. Out of 633 nonsmoking respondents 60,5% reported having episodes of passive exposure to tobacco smoke from the environment. Conclusion: Despite some reduction in tobacco consumption among the population, the prevalence of TS in Russia remains one of the highest in the world. The number of current smokers among Moscow population comprises more than a third of the adult population. Fight against the tobacco epidemic requires a long-term and relentless application of the entire complex of the anti-smoking measures aimed to prevent and to stop smoking and to reach more results in decreasing smoking prevalence among population.
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VF Levshin, NI Slepchenko
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- DOI 10.26717/BJSTR.2019.19.003343
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