Measuring Smoking Prevalence in a Middle Income Nation: An Examination of the 100 Cigarettes Lifetime Screen.

ABSTRACT: Public health surveillance of smoking prevalence is essential in gauging the magnitude of the problem, identifying groups most affected, and evaluating polices. However, little attention has focused on how prevalence is measured, particularly in low-and middle-income countries, where smoking patterns may not mirror those in high-income countries and where the burden of tobacco use is rapidly growing. Mexico provides a unique opportunity to gauge how the questions used to define established smokers can affect prevalence estimates. This study assesses how using the 100-cigarette lifetime question to define smoking status affects estimates of smoking prevalence. We consider data from four nationally representative surveys in Mexico, from 2002 to 2016. These surveys ask about current smoking e

SUBMITTER: Levy D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8075165 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature