ArticleTobacco prevention & cessation2019
Tobacco smoking patterns in Samoa in 2010: Implications for interventions.
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- Alcohol Consumption among Samoan Adults in 2010: Patterns, Correlates and Health Implications.Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) · 2020Article
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Abstract
introductionTobacco use in Samoa has been described over time by age, sex and education, but little work exists on other sociodemographic factors associated with tobacco use. We describe current smoking and daily tobacco use in adults from Samoa, with a focus on sex and age stratified analyses of the influence of occupation, education, census region, household asset ownership and alcohol use in order to help develop potential targeted interventions.
methodsIn 2010, a nationwide survey of 3745 adults aged 25-65 years from 33 villages was completed in Samoa. Current smoking status, daily tobacco use, as well as current alcohol use, and a variety of sociodemographic factors were assessed by interview. Bivariate and multivariable models, and sex and age group stratified analyses, were performed to determine different patterns of correlates.
resultsMore than half of all men (51.3%) and 21.8% of women were current tobacco smokers. Men and women smoked on average 10.9 and 8.7 cigarettes/day, respectively. Twenty per cent of men consumed ≥20 cigarettes/day. In men, being married, a subsistence-farmer/laborer, an alcohol user, and having low household assets, were independently associated with being a tobacco smoker (all p<0.01). Among women, not completing secondary education, being 25-34 years, residing in urban Apia, and being an alcohol user, were independently associated with being a tobacco smoker (all p<0.01).
conclusionsTobacco use in Samoa remains high and correlates of smoking suggest that interventions for cessation need to be developed within the contexts of sex, age, education, and household socioeconomic status.
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