TY - JOUR
T1 - Patterns of adult tobacco use in Uzbekistan
AU - Usmanova, Gulnoza
AU - Neumark, Yehuda
AU - Baras, Mario
AU - McKee, Martin
PY - 2012/10
Y1 - 2012/10
N2 - Background: Little is known about the prevalence of tobacco use in Uzbekistan, a country targeted intensively by the international tobacco industry. Methods: A national household survey elicited information about cigarette smoking and nasway use (a form of smokeless tobacco). Results: Prevalence of past-month smoking and nasway use among men (N=1795) was 19.6 and 22.3, respectively, and 1.6 and 0.5 among women (N=1831). Among men, smoking was independently associated with Uzbek ethnicity, urban residence, age and occupation; nasway use was associated with rural residence, age, being married and occupation. Conclusions: The smoking rate in Uzbekistan remains low relative to neighbouring countries, perhaps due to widespread use of cheaper nasway. These findings establish a baseline for future surveys and highlight the importance of smokeless tobacco in assessing overall consumption.
AB - Background: Little is known about the prevalence of tobacco use in Uzbekistan, a country targeted intensively by the international tobacco industry. Methods: A national household survey elicited information about cigarette smoking and nasway use (a form of smokeless tobacco). Results: Prevalence of past-month smoking and nasway use among men (N=1795) was 19.6 and 22.3, respectively, and 1.6 and 0.5 among women (N=1831). Among men, smoking was independently associated with Uzbek ethnicity, urban residence, age and occupation; nasway use was associated with rural residence, age, being married and occupation. Conclusions: The smoking rate in Uzbekistan remains low relative to neighbouring countries, perhaps due to widespread use of cheaper nasway. These findings establish a baseline for future surveys and highlight the importance of smokeless tobacco in assessing overall consumption.
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U2 - 10.1093/eurpub/ckr125
DO - 10.1093/eurpub/ckr125
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C2 - 21908387
AN - SCOPUS:84867007600
SN - 1101-1262
VL - 22
SP - 704
EP - 707
JO - European Journal of Public Health
JF - European Journal of Public Health
IS - 5
ER -