ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2009
Smoking patterns in Ghanaian civil servants: changes over three decades.
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- Adherence to smoke-free policies in Ghana: Findings from a cross-sectional survey of hospitality venue owners and staff.Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2021Article
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- A situational analysis of tobacco control in Ghana: progress, opportunities and challenges.Journal of global health reports · 2020Article
- Prevalence and Predictors of Smoking among Gambian Men: A Cross-Sectional National WHO STEP Survey.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Determinants of cigarette smoking and smoking intensity among adult males in Ghana.BMC public health · 2018Article
- Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among workers at a private tertiary center in Angola.Vascular health and risk management · 2016Article
- Distorted self-perceived weight status and its associated factors among civil servants in Tamale, Ghana: a cross-sectional study.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2013Article
- Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and socioeconomic level among public-sector workers in Angola.BMC public health · 2013Article
- The role of tobacco promoting and restraining factors in smoking intentions among Ghanaian youth.BMC public health · 2012Article
- Support for smoke-free policy, and awareness of tobacco health effects and use of smoking cessation therapy in a developing country.BMC public health · 2011Article
- Do socioeconomic differences in tobacco use exist also in developing countries? A study of Ghanaian adolescents.BMC public health · 2010Article
- Status of implementation of Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) in Ghana: a qualitative study.BMC public health · 2010Article
- Smoking uptake and prevalence in Ghana.Tobacco control · 2009Article
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Abstract
The number of smokers in developing countries is expected to increase as markets in high income countries begin to decline and multinational tobacco companies shift their marketing efforts to lower income countries. We determined the prevalence and distribution of smoking in a cross-sectional study of 1,015 urban civil servants in Accra, Ghana (82.7% participation rate) in 2006. The results were compared to the findings from a previous study in 1976 of civil servants in Accra to estimate the changes in smoking patterns over a 30 year period. In our 2006 study, the smoking prevalence rate was 6.1% (95% CI: 4.8-8.9) and 0.3% (95% CI: 0.006-1.4) in men and women respectively. These figures were dramatically lower than the rates of 32% and 5.9% reported for men and women respectively in the previous study. Knowledge of the health risks associated with smoking may have contributed to the lower rates.
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