ArticleJornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia2023
Use of electronic cigarettes and hookah in Brazil: a new and emerging landscape. The Covitel study, 2022.
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- Use of electronic cigarettes among physicians, residents, and medical students in a referral hospital in the state of Amazonas, Brazil: a cross-sectional study.Respiratory research & clinical practice · 2026Observational
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- The profile of illegal advertising of tobacco and nicotine products on social networks in Brazil.Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2025Article
- Brazilian Society of Cardiology Position Statement on the Use of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems - 2024.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2024Article
- Cardiovascular Statistics - Brazil 2023.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2024Article
- E-cigarette use among Ecuadorian adults: A national cross-sectional study on use rates, perceptions, and associated factors.Tobacco induced diseases · 2024Article
- Better education and surveillance to approach the e-cigarette surge as a pandemic.Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo estimate the prevalence of current commercial cigarette smoking, as well as those of e-cigarette and hookah experimentation and current use among adults (≥ 18 years of age) in Brazil.
methodsThis study was based on a countrywide cross-sectional telephone-based survey conducted in 2022. The sample was designed to be representative of the five macroregions in Brazil and included 1,800 individuals from each of the regions. Telephone numbers, using a random digit dialing procedure, were proportionally selected for each direct distance dialing code in each region and then electronically validated (i.e., 900 cell and 900 landline phone numbers per region). Information on current commercial cigarette smoking (regardless of frequency/amount), as well as lifetime history of or current e-cigarette and hookah use (regardless of amount), were collected.
resultsThe prevalence of lifetime history of e-cigarette and hookah use was identical (7.3%; 95% CI: 6.0-8.9), whereas the prevalence of current commercial cigarette smoking was 12.2% (95% CI: 10.4-14.1). Young adults (18-24 years) had the highest prevalence of e-cigarette experimentation (19.7%; 95% CI: 15.1-17.0) and hookah experimentation (17%; 95% CI: 12.2-23.2). E-cigarette and hookah use was more common in the Central-West region and among those with a high level of education, whereas current commercial cigarette smoking was more common among those with a lower level of education. Individuals who used the three forms of nicotine delivery corresponded to 1.5% of the sample (nearly 2 million individuals based on the estimated size of the Brazilian adult population).
conclusionsSurveillance is essential for the monitoring and prevention of these new forms of nicotine consumption.
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