ArticleBMC public health2014
Prevalence and factors associated with hardcore smoking in Poland: findings from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (2009-2010).
Article in BMC public health, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
10 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.
- Smoking trends in Poland (2012-2021)-insights from the comprehensive cardiovascular risk prevention program.Frontiers in public health · 2025Observational
- Factors Associated with Attempt for Smoking Cessation among Hardcore Smokers in Taiwan.Asian/Pacific Island nursing journal · 2021Article
- Steps toward community health promotion: Application of transtheoretical model to predict stage transition regarding smoking.Journal of education and health promotion · 2020Article
- Characteristics of Hardcore Male Smokers in Taiwan: A Qualitative Study.Asian/Pacific Island nursing journal · 2020Article
- Are there hardened smokers in low- and middle-income countries? Findings from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey.Tobacco induced diseases · 2019Article
- Tobacco use patterns, knowledge, attitudes towards tobacco and availability of tobacco control training among school personnel from a rural area in Poland.Tobacco induced diseases · 2017Article
- Smoking cessation attempts: is it useful to treat hard core smokers?Tobacco induced diseases · 2016Article
- Patterns of nicotine dependence in four Eastern European countries.BMC public health · 2015Article
- Impact of stage and comorbidities on five-year survival after radical cystectomy in Poland: single centre experience.Central European journal of urology · 2015Article
- Prevalence and Predictors of Hardcore Smoking in India-: Findings from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (2016-2017).Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social MedicineArticle
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
5 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundEstimating the prevalence of hardcore smoking and identifying linked factors is fundamental to improve planning and implementation of effective tobacco control measures. Given the paucity of data on that topic, we aimed to assess the prevalence of and factors associated with hardcore smoking in Poland.
methodsWe used data from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS). GATS is a representative, cross-sectional, household based survey conducted in Poland between 2009 and 2010. Binary logistic regression analysis was used to explore the associations of socio-demographic and smoking related variables with hardcore smoking among daily smokers.
resultsThe prevalence of hardcore smoking was 10.0% (13.0% among men and 7.3% among women) in the whole population of Poland at age 26 years and above. Hardcore smokers constitute 39.9% (41.6% among men and 37.7% among women) of all daily smokers in analyzed age frame. Being older, having started smoking at earlier ages, living in large cities (in women only), being less aware of negative health effects of smoking, having less restrictions on smoking at home was associated with higher risk of being hardcore smoker. Educational attainment and economic activity were not associated with hardcore smoking among daily smokers.
conclusionsHigh prevalence of hardcore smokers may be a grand challenge for curbing non-communicable diseases epidemic in Poland. Our findings should urge policy makers to consider hardcore smoking issues while planning and implementing tobacco control policies. Prevention of smoking uptake, education programs, and strengthening cessation services appeared to be the top priorities.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.