Cigarette smoking and associated factors among men in five South Asian countries: A pooled analysis of nationally representative surveys.

ABSTRACT: Smoking is one of the leading causes of premature deaths worldwide. The cigarette is the commonest form of tobacco smoking. This study investigated the factors associated with cigarette smoking among men in five South Asian countries. We analyzed nationally representative cross-sectional study (Demographic and Health Survey) data conducted in Afghanistan, India, Maldives, Nepal, and Pakistan from 2015-2018. Our study population was men aged between 15 and 49 years. The outcome variable was the prevalence of cigarette smoking. We performed both pooled and country-specific analyses using multivariable logistic regression. The prevalence of cigarette smoking among men is the highest (41.2%) in the Maldives and the lowest (20.1%) in Pakistan. Our pooled analysis found that higher age, lower ed

SUBMITTER: Shariful Islam M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9662728 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature