Changes in Tobacco Use Patterns during COVID-19 and Their Correlates among Older Adults in Bangladesh

Mistry, Sabuj Kanti; Ali, Arm Mehrab; Rahman, Md. Ashfikur; Yadav, Uday Narayan; Gupta, Bhawna; Rahman, Muhammad Aziz; Huque, Rumana

doi:10.3390/ijerph18041779

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“…Most participants reported an increased consumption or reduced consumption. Increased tobacco use during the pandemic has been also reported in recent studies [39,41,46]. Besides, many current smokers in our study have reported their intention to quit smoking during the pandemic, which was also one of the findings of various studies during the pandemic crisis [37,41].…”

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Beliefs Toward Smoking and COVID-19, and The Pandemic Impact on Smoking Behavior and Quit Intention: Findings from a Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Jordan

Al-Tammemi

Barakat

Al-Tamimi

et al. 2021

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Background: The relationship between smoking and Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) is still topical with mixed epidemiological evidence. However, the pandemic may affect people’s beliefs towards smoking as well as smoking behavior and quit intentions. Considering high smoking rates in Jordan, our current study aimed to assess the following points in a community-based sample from Jordan: (i) the beliefs that surround smoking and COVID-19, (ii) the pandemic impact on smoking behavior and quit intention. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Jordan utilizing an online questionnaire. The questionnaire comprised 13 items on sociodemographic, health, and smoking profiles, 14 items to assess beliefs surrounding COVID-19 and the use of combustible cigarettes (CC), waterpipe (WP), and electronic cigarettes (EC), and 12 items to assess the pandemic impact on smoking behavior and quit intention. Results: Of 2424 survey respondents who participated in our study there were 1163 never-smokers, 1044 current smokers, and 217 ex-smokers. The mean age of participants was 35.2 years (SD:11.06). Most participants have shown anti-smoking beliefs with around 72.9% believed that WP smoking is related to the risk of contracting COVID-19. Also, 71.7% believed that smoking CC may worsen the COVID-19 clinical course, while 74.1% of respondents believed that smoking has no protective effect against COVID-19. During the pandemic, about 28.1% and 19.3% of current smokers reported increased or reduced smoking, respectively, and many smokers reported their willingness to quit smoking due to the pandemic. Besides, 459 current smokers have expressed their plans/intention to quit smoking during the pandemic, of whom 27.5% (n=126) confirmed that the driving force for their decision is a COVID-19 related reason, such as self-protection (n=123) and protection of family members (=121) which were the most reported ones. Also, around 63 participants have successfully ceased smoking during the pandemic. However, only 22 of them reported that the main driving motivation of their successful quit attempt was the COVID-19 pandemic. Conclusion: Most participants reported anti-smoking beliefs and attitudes during the pandemic. Nevertheless, the double-edged effect of the pandemic on smoking habits should be carefully considered, and reliable anti-smoking measures should be strengthened and sustained in the country.

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Beliefs Toward Smoking and COVID-19, and The Pandemic Impact on Smoking Behavior and Quit Intention: Findings from a Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Jordan

Al-Tammemi

Barakat

Al-Tamimi

et al. 2021

Preprint

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“…Most participants reported an increased consumption or reduced consumption. Increased tobacco use during the pandemic has been also reported in recent studies (40,43,45). Besides, many current smokers in our study have reported their intention to quit smoking during the pandemic, which was also one of the ndings of various studies during the pandemic crisis (37,45).…”

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confidence: 82%

“…A structured questionnaire was developed by the authors after reviewing relevant and related literature (19,35,37,(39)(40)(41)(42)(43)(44)(45)(46)(47)(48). The questionnaire comprised 39 single-answer items that were distributed over three sections as the following:…”

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confidence: 99%

Beliefs Toward Smoking and COVID-19, and The Pandemic Impact on Smoking Behavior and Quit Intention: Findings from a Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Jordan

Al-Tammemi

Barakat

Al-Tamimi

et al. 2021

Preprint

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Background The relationship between smoking and Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) is still topical with mixed epidemiological evidence. However, the pandemic may affect people’s beliefs towards smoking as well as smoking behavior and quit intentions. Considering high smoking rates in Jordan, our current study aimed to assess (i) the beliefs that surround smoking and COVID-19, (ii) the pandemic impact on smoking behavior and quit intention. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in Jordan utilizing an online questionnaire. The questionnaire comprised 13 items on sociodemographic, health, and smoking profiles, 14 items to assess beliefs surrounding COVID-19 and the use of combustible cigarettes (CC), waterpipe (WP), and electronic cigarettes (EC), and 12 items to assess the pandemic impact on smoking behavior and quit intention. Results Of 2424 survey respondents who participated in our study there were 1163 never-smokers, 1044 current smokers, and 217 ex-smokers. The mean age of participants was 35.2 years (SD:11.06). Most participants have shown anti-smoking beliefs with around 72.9% believed that WP smoking is related to the risk of contracting COVID-19. Also, 71.7% believed that smoking CC may worsen the COVID-19 clinical course, while 74.1% of respondents believed that smoking has no protective effect against COVID-19. During the pandemic, about 28.1% and 19.3% of current smokers reported increased or reduced smoking, respectively, and many smokers reported their willingness to quit smoking due to the pandemic. Conclusion Most participants reported anti-smoking beliefs and attitudes during the pandemic. Nevertheless, the double-edged effect of the pandemic on smoking habits should be carefully considered, and reliable anti-smoking measures should be strengthened and sustained in the country.

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“…Another limitation was that the study used existing chart data without obtaining participant information regarding motives for changing their tobacco use patterns, and whether they were COVID-related. This limitation prevents us from drawing firm conclusions about why participants' tobacco use patterns changed during the peak of the pandemic (as was done in survey studies during the early pandemic [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The most common reasons for decreased tobacco use were perceptions of greater risks of both becoming infected and suffering severe complications due to COVID-19, along with more time spent around non-users [18]. While the majority of studies suggest that tobacco use rates stayed the same during the initial stages of the pandemic, some studies did show that overall rates either increased [19][20][21] or decreased [22][23][24][25]. Taken together, these studies demonstrate that overall tobacco use rates remained largely unchanged during the early stages of the pandemic, at least in the populations cited above.…”

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confidence: 99%

Changes in Tobacco Use Patterns among Veterans in San Diego during the Recent Peak of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Fatollahi

Bentley

Doran

et al. 2021

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The prevalence of tobacco use increases in times of stress; however, during the initial stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, tobacco use rates stayed the same in most populations. Previous work focused on the initial months of the pandemic, while this study examined the changes in tobacco use during a later peak period of the pandemic. We used data from 61,852 visits to the VA San Diego Healthcare System from November 2019 to February 2021, divided into pre-, early, and peak pandemic periods. Multinomial logistic regression was used to test whether the odds of being a daily or non-daily tobacco user varied over time, by demographic group, or with the presence of specific psychiatric diagnoses. Younger Veterans had a greater reduction in the prevalence of non-daily tobacco use between the early and peak periods, while older Veterans had a rise in daily use from pre- to the early pandemic, which returned to baseline during the peak. Individuals with substance use disorder and serious mental illness diagnoses were more likely to report tobacco use, but psychiatric diagnoses did not predict change over time. These findings demonstrate factors that potentially contribute to changes in tobacco use during a public health crisis and may help guide future targeted cessation efforts.

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Changes in Tobacco Use Patterns during COVID-19 and Their Correlates among Older Adults in Bangladesh

Cited by 28 publications

References 38 publications

Beliefs Toward Smoking and COVID-19, and The Pandemic Impact on Smoking Behavior and Quit Intention: Findings from a Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Jordan

Beliefs Toward Smoking and COVID-19, and The Pandemic Impact on Smoking Behavior and Quit Intention: Findings from a Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Jordan

Beliefs Toward Smoking and COVID-19, and The Pandemic Impact on Smoking Behavior and Quit Intention: Findings from a Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Jordan

Changes in Tobacco Use Patterns among Veterans in San Diego during the Recent Peak of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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