Sustained decline in tobacco purchasing in Denmark during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

An estimated 8 million people die every year due to tobacco use. The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the health consequences of smoking, which is a leading risk factor for more severe COVID-19 symptoms, hospitalization, and death. The pandemic has also led to reductions in physical activity, increases in stress and declines in mental well-being, all factors commonly associated with triggering higher tobacco use.

Methods

Using a longitudinal data set of purchasing behavior from 2019-2020 among a national sample of the Danish population (n = 4042), we estimate changes in tobacco use during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our analysis compares tobacco purchases prior to the pandemic to purchases during the pandemic, at the individual level. We also examine effects with

SUBMITTER: Fosgaard TR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9344799 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature