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Evolution of tobacco use indicators according to telephone surveys, 2006-2014
- Source :
- Cadernos de saude publica. (Suppl 3)
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- The goal of this study was to describe the trend of tobacco-use indicators for adults in Brazilian state capitals. Simple linear regression was used to analyze tobacco-use trends according to data from telephone survey VIGITEL between 2006 and 2014. The prevalence of smokers in Brazil dropped 0.645p.p. per year this period, from 15.6% (2006) to 10.8% (2014). There was a decrease per sex, schooling, major regions, and in most age groups. The prevalence of former smokers dropped from 22.2% (2006) to 21.2% (2014); smoking 20 cigarettes or more per day went from 4.6% (2006) to 3% (2014). Passive smoking at home dropped 0.614p.p. per year since 2009, and was 9.4% in 2014. Passive smoking at the workplace decreased 0.54p.p. a year, reaching 8.9% in 2014. The prevalence trend of smokers is declining for sexes, schooling, and major regions in almost all age groups. This indicates that the global target of 30% reduction in tobacco use until 2025 is possible to be reached, reflecting the effectiveness of control actions for this risk factor in Brazil.
Details
- ISSN :
- 16784464
- Issue :
- Suppl 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Cadernos de saude publica
- Accession number :
- edsair.pmid..........f565611dcd910af88b228be1f044e28e