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

dc.contributor.authorPedro, João de Almeida
dc.contributor.authorBrito, Miguel
dc.contributor.authorBarros, Henrique
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-12T18:04:23Z
dc.date.available2017-12-12T18:04:23Z
dc.date.issued2017-11
dc.description.abstractThere 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.citationPedro 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.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0188586pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/7696
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherPLOS Onept_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0188586pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectAddictionpt_PT
dc.subjectTobacco consumptionpt_PT
dc.subjectNicotine dependencept_PT
dc.subjectAngolapt_PT
dc.subjectProvíncia do Bengopt_PT
dc.titleTobacco consumption and nicotine dependence in Bengo Province, Angola: a community-based surveypt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.issue11pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPagee0188586pt_PT
oaire.citation.titlePLoS ONEpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume12pt_PT
person.familyNameBrito
person.givenNameMiguel
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