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Adult tobacco use practice and its correlates in eastern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.
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- Prevalence of tobacco smoking and associated factors among adults in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
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- Tobacco use and associated factors among adults reside in Arba Minch health and demographic surveillance site, southern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Factors affecting tobacco smoking in Ethiopia: evidence from the demographic and health surveys.BMC public health · 2019Article
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- Tobacco smoking patterns in Samoa in 2010: Implications for interventions.Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2019Article
- An exploratory study of knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs related to tobacco use and secondhand smoke among women in Aleta Wondo, Ethiopia.BMC women's health · 2018Article
- Tobacco dependence among people with mental illness: a facility-based cross sectional study from Southwest Ethiopia.BMC research notes · 2017Article
- Prevalence and factors that influence smokeless tobacco use among adults in pastoralist communities of Borena Zone, Ethiopia: mixed method study.Tobacco induced diseases · 2017Article
- Psychological morbidity and substance use among patients with hypertension: a hospital-based cross-sectional survey from South West Ethiopia.International journal of mental health systems · 2017Article
- Factors associated with secondhand tobacco smoke in the home: an exploratory cross-sectional study among women in Aleta Wondo, Ethiopia.BMC public health · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere is paucity of data on the smoking habits of rural populations in developing countries. This study aimed to explore cigarette smoking practices of a rural community in Ethiopia.
methodsA community based cross-sectional study was conducted among 548 individuals from a random sample of households in a rural town and its surrounding rural districts. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression were performed.
resultsTwenty-eight percent (95% CI: 24.3% - 31.6%) of the respondents were current smokers. A total of 105 (68%) smokers expressed an interest to quit while 37 (34%) had tried to quit previously but without success. There was high exposure to second-hand smoke: 285 (52%) homes allowed indoor smoking, and in 181 (33%) indoor smoking took place daily. Current smoking was strongly associated with male sex (OR = 83.0; 95% CI: 11.5 - 599.0), and being a student was found to be protective of smoking (OR = 0.04; 95% CI: 0.005 - 0.05).
conclusionCigarette smoking is prevalent among the male rural town population in Ethiopia. In addition, a high level of exposure to indoor second-hand smoke exists. There is a need for investment in rural tobacco control, including educational campaigns and cost-effective smoking cessation services.
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