Tobacco consumption and nicotine dependence in Bengo Province, Angola: a community-based survey

Pedro, João de Almeida; Brito, Miguel; Barros, Henrique

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Tobacco consumption and nicotine dependence in Bengo Province, Angola: a community-based survey

2017-11Journal article

dc.contributor.author	Pedro, João de Almeida
dc.contributor.author	Brito, Miguel
dc.contributor.author	Barros, Henrique
dc.date.accessioned	2017-12-12T18:04:23Z
dc.date.available	2017-12-12T18:04:23Z
dc.date.issued	2017-11
dc.description.abstract	There is concern about the potentially increasing use of tobacco in Angola. However, information on the frequency and determinants of this use is not systematized. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of tobacco consumption and nicotine dependence among smokers in an Angolan population and considering individual socio-demographic and behavioral characteristics. A community-based survey of 2,472 respondents (age range: 15-64 years) was conducted in 2013-2014 in the country's Bengo Province. The collection methodology for assessing each type of tobacco consumption and its daily quantification followed the World Health Organization STEPwise approach to chronic disease risk factor surveillance. The Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence was also used to assess smokers. Mean values for the prevalence of tobacco use and nicotine dependence were estimated by sex and by previously defined variables. Daily smoking (6.1%) was found to be higher for males (10.0%) them among females (2.6%), and the number of ex-smokers (7.5%) was higher them smokers. Only 0.2% of those surveyed reported the use of smokeless (chewing) tobacco. One-third of ever-smokers reported having started smoking daily before age 18. Nicotine dependence levels were classified as very low or low in 83.6% of the smokers. Daily smoking prevalence increased with age and was higher in rural areas and among individuals with no formal education, lower incomes, and alcohol consumption. This population presented a low smoking prevalence, along with a low number of daily smoked cigarettes and low levels of nicotine dependency, despite the low prices of, and easy access to, manufactured cigarettes. These two factors conjugated with the current absence of an Angolan policy for tobacco control, enhance the susceptibility to rising overall tobacco use in the near future.	pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citation	Pedro JM, Brito M, Barros H. Tobacco consumption and nicotine dependence in Bengo Province, Angola: a community-based survey. PLoS One. 2017;12(11):e0188586.	pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi	10.1371/journal.pone.0188586	pt_PT
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/7696
dc.language.iso	eng	pt_PT
dc.peerreviewed	yes	pt_PT
dc.publisher	PLOS One	pt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversion	http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0188586	pt_PT
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/	pt_PT
dc.subject	Addiction	pt_PT
dc.subject	Tobacco consumption	pt_PT
dc.subject	Nicotine dependence	pt_PT
dc.subject	Angola	pt_PT
dc.subject	Província do Bengo	pt_PT
dc.title	Tobacco consumption and nicotine dependence in Bengo Province, Angola: a community-based survey	pt_PT
dc.type	journal article
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oaire.citation.startPage	e0188586	pt_PT
oaire.citation.title	PLoS ONE	pt_PT
oaire.citation.volume	12	pt_PT
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