National, regional, and global prevalence of cigarette smoking among women/females in the general population: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This systematic and meta-analysis review aimed to provide an updated estimate of the prevalence of ever and current cigarette smoking in women, in geographic areas worldwide, and demonstrate a trend of the prevalence of smoking over time by using a cumulative meta-analysis.

Methods

Following PRISMA guidelines, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies published on the prevalence of ever and current cigarette smoking in women. We searched PubMed, Web of Science (ISI), Scopus, and Ovid from January 2010 to April 2020. The reference lists of the studies included in this review were also screened. Data were reviewed and extracted independently by two authors. A random effects model was used to estimate the pooled prevalence of ever and current ciga

SUBMITTER: Jafari A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7796590 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature