Prevalence of tobacco use among adults in Egypt, 2009

Fouad, Heba; Awa, Fatimah El; Naga, Randa Abou El; Emam, A.H.; Labib, Sahar; Palipudi, Krishna; Andes, Linda J.; Asma, Samira; Talley, Brandon

doi:10.1177/1757975913499801

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“…This concurs with previous reports from other countries (7,20,22,30). A previous study on the prevalence of tobacco use among adults in Egypt detected higher rates of smoking among males than females (32). The observation of the current study may be due to cultural barriers and the social perception of tobacco use by females, which inhibits smoking or at least hinders the disclosure of the actual smoking practice.…”

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confidence: 92%

Tobacco use and its associated factors among older people: a community-based study in Egypt

Abdel-Hady¹,

El‐Gilany²

2020

East Mediterr Health J

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Furthermore, it is associated with age-related diseases in older women such as osteoporosis and breast cancer (11). Lastly, quitting smoking tobacco is more difficult with advancing age due to significant and prolonged nicotine dependence (12). Although many studies have focused on tobacco use among adolescents and adults, the literature is lacking when examining tobacco use in older and retired people. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence and type of tobacco use among older people in Mansoura, Egypt. Methods This study was carried out in Mansoura District (both urban and rural areas). Mansoura city is the capital of Dakahlia Governorate in Egypt and is considered the base of the Nile Delta, and home to 6.8% of the total population of the country (13). This cross-sectional descriptive population-based study was conducted between 1 June and 31 August 2017, and targeted the population of older citizens aged 60 years or over. Sample size was calculated using the Medcalc program (http://www.medcal.org). A pilot study on 50 older persons (not included in the full-scale study)

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

Tobacco use and its associated factors among older people: a community-based study in Egypt

Abdel-Hady¹,

El‐Gilany²

2020

East Mediterr Health J

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“…As a result, determining up-to-date WTS prevalence rates in many countries can be challenging. With respect to the EMR, current adult WTS rates of 15% have been reported in Lebanon [3], 8.6% in Jordan [4], 44.6% exclusive WTS (no other tobacco product used) in Kuwait [5], and 3.3–6% in Egypt [6,7]. Adolescent WTS is also common in the EMR.…”

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confidence: 99%

Waterpipe tobacco-smoking: a new smoking epidemic among the young?

2015

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Waterpipe (hookah, narghile) tobacco smoking (WTS) is becoming prevalent worldwide and is one of the most popular forms of tobacco use among youth. WTS prevalence has increased dramatically among youth in the United States within the past decade. Misperceived as less harmful than cigarette smoking, WTS is associated with many of the same chronic health effects such as lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cardiovascular disease, bronchitis, and asthma. Much of this risk is due to the fact that a single WTS session exposes users to large volumes of smoke that contain toxic chemicals such as carbon monoxide, cancer-causing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and volatile aldehydes. Unlike cigarette smoking, WTS poses unique risks of acute negative health outcomes including carbon monoxide poisoning and the spread of communicable diseases such as herpes and tuberculosis. Because waterpipe tobacco smoke contains the addictive chemical nicotine, youth who smoke tobacco from a waterpipe may be at risk for dependence. As a result, many youth may initiate WTS and continue to use despite negative health effects. Considering many of the potential negative health effects associated with WTS affect the pulmonary system, pulmonologists and primary care providers may treat patients who are waterpipe tobacco smokers and should be aware of the risk associated with WTS. The purpose of this review is to describe a waterpipe, the prevalence and correlates of WTS, the toxicants found in waterpipe tobacco smoke, the health effects of WTS, and implications for pulmonologists and other clinicians.

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“…These variations in the prevalence rates of smoking could be due to recruiting different populations, different age range of respondents, different survey years and settings, and using different diagnostic criteria or rating scales. Lower educational status, being between ages 25-64 and being employed predicted a higher risk of tobacco use (17). It is important to note that: 1) the numbers of smokers in Egypt has doubled over the past 15 years (2); 2) smoking prevalence increases with age (18); 3) tobacco use is more common among males that are the less educated and of a lower socioeconomic class (2,19); 4) the most updated epidemiology on shisha smoking in Egypt (2013) indicates that approximately 3.3% of the Egyptian population (6.2% of males and 0.3% of females) use shisha (20); and 5) tobacco smoking is more prevalent among males than females; however, the numbers of females smoking has increased rapidly in the last few years due to increased exposure to western culture and increased numbers of working women (2,21,22).…”

Section: Prevalencementioning

confidence: 99%