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ArticleScandinavian journal of public health2024

Changes in smoking due to COVID-19 pandemic among persons of migrant origin compared with the general population: a population-based study.

Otto Ruokolainen, Eero Lilja, Hanna Ollila, Anu E Castaneda, Päivikki Koponen, Natalia Skogberg

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Article in Scandinavian journal of public health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

Otto RuokolainenFinnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Department of Public Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0001-9601-7330
Eero LiljaFinnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Department of Public Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland.
Hanna OllilaFinnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Department of Public Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland.
Anu E CastanedaFinnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Department of Public Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland.
Päivikki KoponenFinnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Department of Public Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland.
Natalia SkogbergFinnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Department of Public Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsPrior studies have implied that smokers may have changed their smoking behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, little is known about changes in smoking behaviour and correlates of change due to the pandemic among persons of migrant origin compared with the general population.

methodsPopulation-based cross-sectional studies with comparable study protocols and measures, one focusing on persons of migrant origin living in Finland (

resultsMost of the current smokers reported no change in their smoking behaviour. In the adjusted model, younger age was positively associated with increased smoking, while region of origin (Russia, Africa, Asia, and Latin America) and worrying about getting infected with COVID-19 were associated with decreased smoking among persons of migrant origin. In the general population, younger age, female sex, being other than employed/student, increased loneliness, and decreased contact with close ones were associated with increased smoking, while reduced working capacity and worries that someone close to the respondent will be infected with COVID-19 were associated with decreased smoking.

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COVID-19SmokingTransients and MigrantsAdolescentAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleFinlandHumansMaleMiddle AgedYoung AdultCOVID-19migrant populationpopulation-basedrisk behaviourSmokingtobacco use

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PMID37726894
PMCPMC11067395

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