ArticleWomen's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health
Tobacco Use among Women Firefighters.
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- Differential metabolic profiles by training fire exposure in female firefighters.International journal of hygiene and environmental health · 2026Article
- Developing Messages to Prevent Smokeless Tobacco and Nicotine Pouch Uptake Among Early Career Rural Firefighters in California: A Qualitative Study.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Sleep and Substance Use Among Firefighters: Associations with Alcohol, Caffeine, and Nicotine Use.Nature and science of sleep · 2026Article
- Trends of cigarette smoking and smokeless tobacco use among US firefighters and law enforcement personnel, 1992-2019.American journal of industrial medicine · 2022Article
- Occupational factors and miscarriages in the US fire service: a cross-sectional analysis of women firefighters.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2021Article
- A qualitative study to assess perceptions, barriers, and motivators supporting smokeless tobacco cessation in the US fire service.PloS one · 2021Article
- Relationship Between Physical Activity, Coronary Artery Disease Risk Factors and Musculoskeletal Injuries in the City of Cape Town Fire and Rescue Service.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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objectivesFirefighters play a crucial role in protecting the lives and property of the communities they serve. Health and readiness for duty among women firefighters is of great concern because they are a significantly understudied group in this critical occupation. A tobacco-free fire service has been strongly promoted, but there are no published data on the extent and types of tobacco use among women firefighters.
methodsData were collected as part of a national online study of the health of women in the fire service.
resultsA total of 1,712 women firefighters completed questions regarding tobacco use. Unadjusted smoking and smokeless tobacco rates were 5.1% and 1.2%, respectively. Age standardized smoking rates were lower than those of male firefighters and U.S. adult women. Smokeless tobacco use prevalence was very low compared with male firefighters, but comparable with U.S. adult women. Tobacco users were more likely to have lower education and income and were younger when compared with those who did not use tobacco. There was a strong association between tobacco use and problem and binge drinking.
conclusionsCurrent findings suggest that the rates of cigarette and smokeless tobacco use are relatively low among women firefighters. Unhealthy lifestyle behaviors such as problem and binge drinking were strongly associated with tobacco use.
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