TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence of smoking in 8 countries of the former Soviet Union
T2 - Results from the living conditions, lifestyles and health study
AU - Gilmore, Anna
AU - Pomerleau, Joceline
AU - McKee, Martin
AU - Rose, Richard
AU - Haerpfer, Christian W.
AU - Rotman, David
AU - Tumanov, Sergej
PY - 2004/12
Y1 - 2004/12
N2 - Objectives. We sought to provide comparative data on smoking habits in countries of the former Soviet Union. Methods. We conducted cross-sectional surveys in 8 former Soviet countries with representative national samples of the population 18 years or older. Results. Smoking rates varied among men, from 43.3% to 65.3% among the countries examined. Results showed that smoking among women remains uncommon in Armenia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, and Moldova (rates of 2.4%-6.3%). In Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and Russia, rates were higher (9.3%-15.5%). Men start smoking at significantly younger ages than women, smoke more cigarettes per day, and are more likely to be nicotine dependent. Conclusions. Smoking rates among men in these countries have been high for some time and remain among the highest in the world. Smoking rates among women have increased from previous years and appear to reflect transnational tobacco company activity.
AB - Objectives. We sought to provide comparative data on smoking habits in countries of the former Soviet Union. Methods. We conducted cross-sectional surveys in 8 former Soviet countries with representative national samples of the population 18 years or older. Results. Smoking rates varied among men, from 43.3% to 65.3% among the countries examined. Results showed that smoking among women remains uncommon in Armenia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, and Moldova (rates of 2.4%-6.3%). In Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and Russia, rates were higher (9.3%-15.5%). Men start smoking at significantly younger ages than women, smoke more cigarettes per day, and are more likely to be nicotine dependent. Conclusions. Smoking rates among men in these countries have been high for some time and remain among the highest in the world. Smoking rates among women have increased from previous years and appear to reflect transnational tobacco company activity.
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U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.94.12.2177
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.94.12.2177
M3 - Review article
C2 - 15569971
AN - SCOPUS:9644274146
SN - 0090-0036
VL - 94
SP - 2177
EP - 2187
JO - American Journal of Public Health
JF - American Journal of Public Health
IS - 12
ER -