Prevalence and socio-demographic factors associated with tobacco smoking among adult males in rural Sindh, Pakistan.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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2006 Sep; 37(5): 1054-60
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em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-33016
ABSTRACT
This cross-sectional study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of tobacco smoking and to obtain information on socio-demographic factors associated with tobacco smoking among adult males in a rural district of Sindh Province, Pakistan. We used a one-stage cluster sampling frame to identify 411 adult males from the study site. We found a high prevalence, 55% of current smokers among this rural population. The median age of initiation of smoking was 20 years. Awareness of the adverse effects of smoking on lung and heart diseases was 86% and 77%, respectively. Smoking prevalence increased with age and income, and was highest among subjects aged 44 years and above (76%) and with incomes of more than PKR 4000 (72%). The high prevalence of smoking suggests that there is an urgent need for developing intervention plans to address this major public health problem in this region.
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Assunto principal:
Paquistão
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População Rural
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Fatores Socioeconômicos
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Fumar
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Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde
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Prevalência
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Estudos Transversais
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Adolescente
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
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Estudo prognóstico
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Fatores de risco
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
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