Tobacco consumption patterns among Iranian adults: a national and sub-national update from the STEPS survey 2021.

ABSTRACT: Smoking is recognised as a critical public health priority due to its enormous health and economic consequences. Constant monitoring of the effectiveness of tobacco control programs calls for timely population-based data. This study reports the national and sub-national patterns in tobacco consumption among Iranian adults based on the results from the STEPwise approach to chronic disease risk factor surveillance (STEPS) survey 2021. This study was performed through an analysis of the results of the STEPS survey 2021 which had been conducted as a nationally representative cross-sectional study. Participants included Iranian adults aged ≥ 18 years in all provinces of Iran, who were selected via multistage cluster sampling method. Data were analyzed via survey analysis while considering popul

SUBMITTER: Abbasi-Kangevari M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10290637 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature