TY - JOUR
T1 - Epidemiology of tobacco use and dependence in adults in a poor peri-urban community in Lima, Peru
AU - Weygandt, Paul L.
AU - Vidal-Cardenas, Elisa
AU - Gilman, Robert H.
AU - Avila-Tang, Erika
AU - Cabrera, Lilia
AU - Checkley, William
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by Asociación Benéfica PRISMA. P. Logan Weygandt was supported in part by the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine’s Summer Research Program and the Andrew Watson Sellards Fund for the analysis of these data. William Checkley was supported by a Clinician Scientist Award from the Johns Hopkins University and a K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award (R00HL096955) from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health. William Checkley and Robert Gilman were further supported by a contract (HHSN268200900033C) with the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health.
PY - 2012/3/19
Y1 - 2012/3/19
N2 - Background: Tobacco smoking is an important public health concern worldwide leading to both chronic disease and early death. In Latin America, smoking prevalence is estimated at approximately 30% and prior studies suggest that the prevalence in Peru is 22% to 38%. We sought to determine the prevalence of daily smoking in a poor peri-urban community in Lima, Peru.Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey in a random sample of adults ≥40 years of age living in Pampas de San Juan de Miraflores, Lima, Peru. We asked participants to respond to a survey that included questions on sociodemographics, tobacco use and dependence.Results: We enrolled 316 participants. Average monthly household income was ≤ 400 USD and nearly all homes had running water, sewage, and electricity. Most individuals had not completed high school. Smoking prevalence was 16% overall, yet daily smoking prevalence was 1.9%. Former daily smokers comprised 3.8% of current nonsmokers and 9.1% current occasional smokers. Average scores for the Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence for daily smokers and occasional smokers were 1.5 and 0, respectively.Conclusions: Daily use of tobacco is uncommon among adults in peri-urban communities of Lima, Peru, unlike their counterparts in Lima and other Latin American capital cities. Tobacco dependence is also low. Hence, efforts aimed at primary prevention are of utmost importance in these communities. This study provides an accurate baseline using an internationally recognized assessment tool (Global Adult Tobacco Survey), allowing for accurate assessment of tobacco control interventions over time.
AB - Background: Tobacco smoking is an important public health concern worldwide leading to both chronic disease and early death. In Latin America, smoking prevalence is estimated at approximately 30% and prior studies suggest that the prevalence in Peru is 22% to 38%. We sought to determine the prevalence of daily smoking in a poor peri-urban community in Lima, Peru.Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey in a random sample of adults ≥40 years of age living in Pampas de San Juan de Miraflores, Lima, Peru. We asked participants to respond to a survey that included questions on sociodemographics, tobacco use and dependence.Results: We enrolled 316 participants. Average monthly household income was ≤ 400 USD and nearly all homes had running water, sewage, and electricity. Most individuals had not completed high school. Smoking prevalence was 16% overall, yet daily smoking prevalence was 1.9%. Former daily smokers comprised 3.8% of current nonsmokers and 9.1% current occasional smokers. Average scores for the Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence for daily smokers and occasional smokers were 1.5 and 0, respectively.Conclusions: Daily use of tobacco is uncommon among adults in peri-urban communities of Lima, Peru, unlike their counterparts in Lima and other Latin American capital cities. Tobacco dependence is also low. Hence, efforts aimed at primary prevention are of utmost importance in these communities. This study provides an accurate baseline using an internationally recognized assessment tool (Global Adult Tobacco Survey), allowing for accurate assessment of tobacco control interventions over time.
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U2 - 10.1186/1471-2466-12-9
DO - 10.1186/1471-2466-12-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 22429737
AN - SCOPUS:84858309085
VL - 12
JO - BMC Pulmonary Medicine
JF - BMC Pulmonary Medicine
SN - 1471-2466
M1 - 9
ER -