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The Prevalence of Tobacco and E-Cigarette Use in Poland: A 2019 Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey

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  • Jarosław Pinkas

    (School of Public Health, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, 01-826 Warsaw, Poland
    Chief Sanitary Inspectorate, 03-729 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Dorota Kaleta

    (Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Medical University of Lodz, 90-752 Łódź, Poland)

  • Wojciech Stefan Zgliczyński

    (School of Public Health, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, 01-826 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Aleksandra Lusawa

    (Chief Sanitary Inspectorate, 03-729 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Iwona Wrześniewska-Wal

    (School of Public Health, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, 01-826 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Waldemar Wierzba

    (UHE Satellite Campus in Warsaw, University of Humanities and Economics in Łódź, 01-513 Warsaw; Poland)

  • Mariusz Gujski

    (Department of the Prevention of Environmental Hazards and Allergology, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Mateusz Jankowski

    (School of Public Health, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, 01-826 Warsaw, Poland)

Abstract

Monitoring of tobacco use is one of the key tobacco control activities. This study aimed to assess the current prevalence and patterns of tobacco and e-cigarette in Poland as well as to investigate socioeconomic factors associated with cigarette smoking and e-cigarette use. This cross-sectional study was carried out in 2019, on a representative nationwide sample of 1011 individuals aged 15+ in Poland. Daily tobacco smoking was declared by 21.0% of participants; 1.3% of participants were occasional tobacco smokers, and 10.7% were former tobacco smokers. Heated tobacco was used by 0.4% of participants. Ever e-cigarette use was declared by 4.0% of participants and 1.4% were current e-cigarette users. A higher proportion of daily smokers was observed among men than women (24.4% vs. 18.0%; p < 0.0001). The age group 30 to 49 years, of a lower educational level and living in a medium-sized city (between 20,000 and 500,000 residents), was significantly associated with current daily smoking. This is the most up-to-date study on the prevalence of smoking in Poland. Further tobacco control activities are needed to reduce tobacco use in Poland.

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  • Jarosław Pinkas & Dorota Kaleta & Wojciech Stefan Zgliczyński & Aleksandra Lusawa & Iwona Wrześniewska-Wal & Waldemar Wierzba & Mariusz Gujski & Mateusz Jankowski, 2019. "The Prevalence of Tobacco and E-Cigarette Use in Poland: A 2019 Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(23), pages 1-12, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:23:p:4820-:d:292605
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