Gender differences in smoking experience and cessation: do wealth and education matter equally for women and men in Serbia?

Djikanovic, Bosiljka; Marinković, Jelena; Janković, Janko; Simić, Snežana

doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdq080

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“…Hashim, 2000) in that father's education was not a significant factor. Interestingly, our finding (students whose mothers had more education were ≈3 times more likely to smoke when compared to those whose mothers' had less education) supports other findings of women's education and smoking, where in Serbia, women with university education were two times more likely to have smoked than women with just elementary school (Djikanovic et al, 2011). In addition, our findings are broadly in agreement with research in Jordan, where the prevalence of current smoking of university students was higher when student's family income was high when compared with less family income (Khader & Alsadi, 2008).…”

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Correlates of Smoking, Quit Attempts and Attitudes towards Total Smoking Bans at University: Findings from Eleven Faculties in Egypt

Ansari¹,

Labeeb²,

Kotb³

et al. 2012

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Objectives: Smoking among university students represents a formidable and global public health challenge. We assessed the associations between socio-demographic, health and wellbeing variables as independent variables, with daily smoking, attempts to quit smoking, and agreement with smoking ban as dependent variables. Methods: A sample of 3258 undergraduate students from eleven faculties at Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt, completed a general health questionnaire. Results: Overall daily or occasional smoking in last three months prior to the survey was about 9% (8% occasional and 1% daily smokers), and smoking was generally more prevalent among males (male=17%, female=0.6%, P < 0.001). After adjustment for confounders, not having normal BMI and having a mother who completed at least bachelor's degree education was positively associated with daily smoking, and conversely, no history of illicit drug use was a protective factor. About 76% of smokers had attempted to quit smoking within the last 12 months prior to the survey. Although a large proportion of students agreed/ strongly agreed with the banning of smoking at university altogether (87%), such agreement was less likely among smokers. Conclusion: There is need for implementation of non-smoking policies on university premises, as well as regular up-to-date information on, and the periodic/yearly monitoring of tobacco use by university students employing standardised data collection instruments and reference periods. In addition, it would be valuable to develop campus-based educational/ awareness campaigns designed to counteract tobacco advertisement directed towards young people in Middle East countries. Otherwise, the danger could be that the current relatively low smoking prevalence among university students may escalate in the future.

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Correlates of Smoking, Quit Attempts and Attitudes towards Total Smoking Bans at University: Findings from Eleven Faculties in Egypt

Ansari¹,

Labeeb²,

Kotb³

et al. 2012

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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“…Indeed, college students who engage in occasional or social cigarette smoking were less likely to identify themselves as smokers and to attempt to quit; and denying being a smoker was associated with not attempting to quit smoking . In relation to the socio-economic status (income and father's education), generally, our findings are in agreement with published studies: a population-based nationally representative household survey in Serbia, where the poorest women and the least educated men were those least likely to quit smoking, suggested that ability to quit might be predicted by socio-economic status (Djikanovic et al, 2011). Similarly, in the UK, smokers from lower socio-economic groups were less likely to be successful in a quit attempt than more affluent smokers, even when they accessed smoking cessation services (Hiscock et al, 2011), which is in support of our finding that previous attempt/s to quit smoking were less likely in those who regard their income as not sufficient.…”

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Factors Associated With Smoking, Quit Attempts and Attitudes towards Total Smoking Bans at University: A Survey of Seven Universities in England, Wales and Northern ireland

Ansari¹,

Stock²

2012

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Objectives: This study assessed the associations between socio-demographic, health and wellbeing variables (independent variables) and daily smoking, attempts to quit smoking, and agreement with smoking ban (dependent variables). Methods: Data from 3,706 undergraduate students were collected from seven universities in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland using a standardised questionnaire. Results: About 15.8% of the whole sample reported daily smoking, while 12% were occasional smokers. Smoking was significantly more prevalent among males, but the difference was due to a higher rate of occasional smokers. About every second smoker (55%) had attempted to quit smoking. Almost 45% of the whole sample agreed or strongly agreed with implementing a total smoking ban on campus. Daily smoking was more likely among students with not sufficient income, students whose fathers had at least a bachelor degree; and, students who reported binge drinking. Conversely, daily smoking was less likely among students who rated their health as very good/ excellent, those who ate ≥5 portions of fruit or vegetables, and those who had never taken illicit drugs. Previous attempt/s to quit smoking were more likely among students who have never taken illicit drugs and those who agreed with a total smoking ban; and less likely among those with not sufficient income. Daily smokers were less likely to report quit attempts as compared to occasional smokers. An agreement with smoking ban was more likely among students who rated their health as very good/ excellent, those who ate ≥5 portions of fruit or vegetables daily, and those who had never taken illicit drugs, but less likely among daily smokers. Conclusion: Favourable health practices and positive attitudes towards smoking ban were associated with each other. Interventions would need to comprise multi-component programmes that do not solely focus on smoking prevention/cessation, but also on other health promoting practices as well.

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“…These factors have been found to be related to smoking habits in previous studies [3,[12][13][14][15][16]. We present results for women and men separately to further explore the gender differences.…”

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confidence: 76%

Smoking behavior and sociodemographic differences among young people: Further evidence from southern Sweden based on public health survey data

Ekman

Khalife

Moussa

et al. 2013

Scand J Public Health

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Gender differences in smoking experience and cessation: do wealth and education matter equally for women and men in Serbia?

Abstract: The poorest women in Serbia and the least educated men are those least likely to quit smoking, which indicates that ability to quit is predicted by socio-economic status.

Cited by 28 publications

References 16 publications

Correlates of Smoking, Quit Attempts and Attitudes towards Total Smoking Bans at University: Findings from Eleven Faculties in Egypt

Correlates of Smoking, Quit Attempts and Attitudes towards Total Smoking Bans at University: Findings from Eleven Faculties in Egypt

Factors Associated With Smoking, Quit Attempts and Attitudes towards Total Smoking Bans at University: A Survey of Seven Universities in England, Wales and Northern ireland

Smoking behavior and sociodemographic differences among young people: Further evidence from southern Sweden based on public health survey data

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