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The Prevalence of Tobacco, Heated Tobacco, and E-Cigarette Use in Poland: A 2022 Web-Based Cross-Sectional Survey

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  • Mateusz Jankowski

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

  • Aurelia Ostrowska

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

  • Radosław Sierpiński

    (Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, 01-815 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Adam Skowron

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

  • Janusz Sytnik-Czetwertyński

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

  • Wojciech Giermaziak

    (The Stanisław Konopka Main Medical Library, 00-791 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Mariusz Gujski

    (Department of Public Health, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Waldemar Wierzba

    (UHE Satellite Campus in Warsaw, University of Humanities and Economics in Łódź, 01-513 Warsaw, Poland
    Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration in Warsaw, 02-507 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Jarosław Pinkas

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

Abstract

Monitoring tobacco use on a regular schedule is a basic tool of tobacco control policy. This study aimed (1) to assess the current prevalence and patterns of tobacco and e-cigarette use, as well as (2) to identify socioeconomic factors associated with smoking behavior among adults in Poland. This cross-sectional study was carried out in March 2022 on a nationwide, representative sample of 1090 adults in Poland. The computer-assisted web interview (CAWI) technique was used. Daily tobacco smoking was declared by 28.8% of respondents (27.1% of females and 30.8% of males; p = 0.2) and 4.2% were occasional smokers (4.2% of females and 4.3% of males; p = 0.8). Most of the current smokers (62.1%) smoked regular cigarettes and 25.2% smoked hand-rolled cigarettes. The prevalence of daily e-cigarette use was 4.8% (4.0% among females and 5.6% among males; p = 0.2). Daily heated tobacco use was declared by 4.0% of respondents (5.1% of females and 2.9% of males; p = 0.07). Age, having children, and educational level were significantly associated with current daily tobacco smoking. This study revealed a high prevalence of tobacco and e-cigarette use among adults in Poland. The presented data underscore the importance of further improvements in adopting a comprehensive tobacco control strategy in Poland.

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  • Mateusz Jankowski & Aurelia Ostrowska & Radosław Sierpiński & Adam Skowron & Janusz Sytnik-Czetwertyński & Wojciech Giermaziak & Mariusz Gujski & Waldemar Wierzba & Jarosław Pinkas, 2022. "The Prevalence of Tobacco, Heated Tobacco, and E-Cigarette Use in Poland: A 2022 Web-Based Cross-Sectional Survey," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(8), pages 1-12, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:8:p:4904-:d:796138
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    1. Krzysztof Płaciszewski & Waldemar Wierzba & Janusz Ostrowski & Jarosław Pinkas & Mateusz Jankowski, 2022. "Use of the Internet for Health Purposes—A National Web-Based Cross-Sectional Survey among Adults in Poland," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(23), pages 1-18, December.

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