Gender differences in social environmental changes associated with smoking: a cross-sectional study from Chinese internal migrants.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To identify clues for women's tobacco control, this study analyses the gender differences in social environmental changes associated with smoking and the interaction between the environment and individuals' social integration.

Design, setting and participants

A cross-sectional design and secondary analysis were used among Chinese internal migrants. Data were from the 2012 Migrant Dynamics Monitoring Survey in China with participants aged 15-59 years old (75 416 women and 83 140 men) who resided in cities for more than 1 month.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Social environmental changes were measured by differences in smoking prevalence and women's empowerment between the migrant-receiving province (MRP) and migrant-sending province (MSP). Social par

SUBMITTER: Ji Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9685270 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature