State-specific prevalence of current e-cigarette use by disability status and disability type—United States, BRFSS 2016–2018

Zhang, Qing C.; Courtney-Long, Elizabeth A.; Sinclair, Lisa Bundara; Reese, Sierra; Armour, Brian S.; Shapira, Stuart K.

doi:10.1016/j.dhjo.2021.101182

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“…Fifth, while tobacco use has been linked with mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression [13], it was beyond the scope of our study to investigate the relationship PLOS GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH between disability, mental health, and tobacco use. Lastly, while some recent studies have demonstrated disparities in e-cigarette use between adults with disabilities and those without [56][57][58], little or no DHS data were available on e-cigarettes or other non-combustible nicotine and tobacco products (e.g., heated tobacco products, nicotine pouches, etc. ); this is an area for future work.…”

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Tobacco use among adults with disabilities in nine countries–Demographic and Health Survey, 2016–2021

Kress,

Vashist,

Zhang

et al. 2024

PLOS Glob Public Health

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Few studies have investigated tobacco use among people with disabilities living in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). We aimed to examine current tobacco use among men and women with disabilities using Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data from 9 LMICs. We considered a respondent currently use tobacco products if they reported current use of any combustible/smoked tobacco products or smokeless tobacco products. We performed secondary analyses of DHS data from 2016–2021 collected in Haiti, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda, South Africa, Timor-Leste, and Uganda. We examined marginal effects in logistic regression to calculate the adjusted prevalence and adjusted prevalence differences of tobacco use by disability status, controlling for selected sociodemographic characteristics. The adjusted prevalence of current use of tobacco products among women with a moderate/severe disability, mild disability, and no disability varied across countries, with medians of 1.9% (range = 0.1% [Mali] to 11.3% [Pakistan]), 3.2% (range = 0.9% [Nigeria] to 13.3% [South Africa]), and 2.3% (range = 0.5% [Nigeria] to 8.9% [South Africa]), respectively. For men with moderate/severe disability, the median adjusted prevalence for current use of tobacco products was 18.8% (range = 8.9% [Rwanda] to 55.0% [Timor-Leste]). The median prevalences of current use of tobacco products for men with mild disability and no disability were similar to those with moderate/severe disability, at 16.5% and 15.9%, respectively. Current tobacco product use among people with disabilities varied for countries included in our study; however, with few exceptions, current tobacco product use was similar across disability status groups. Additional research is warranted to determine whether our findings extend beyond the nine countries assessed here. It is important to consider the needs of people with disabilities in tobacco prevention, control, and cessation efforts so that this substantial population can benefit equitably from such programs, interventions, or policies.

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Tobacco use among adults with disabilities in nine countries–Demographic and Health Survey, 2016–2021

Kress,

Vashist,

Zhang

et al. 2024

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“…A search of the Web of Science in February 2023 failed to find any publications related to the prevalence of use of ENDS by people with intellectual disability. However, two US-based studies have reported that the prevalence of ENDS use by adults with self-reported disability associated with 'difficulty concentrating, remembering or making decisions' was significantly higher than in the general population (Gimm et al 2021;Zhang et al 2022).…”

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Brief report: the prevalence of smoking and vaping among adolescents with/without intellectual disability in the UK

Emerson

2023

J intellect Disabil Res

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BackgroundFew studies have investigated the prevalence of smoking among young people with/without intellectual disability. To date, no study has investigated the prevalence of vaping among young people with/without intellectual disability.MethodsSecondary analysis of data collected on 11 726 adolescents at age 14 years (2015) and from 9528 adolescents at age 17 years (2018) in the UK's Millennium Cohort Study.ResultsThe prevalence of smoking at ages 14 and 17 and of vaping at age 14 was similar among adolescents with and without intellectual disability. There was some evidence to suggest that at age 17, the prevalence of more frequent vaping was higher among girls with intellectual disability than among their female peers (5.2% vs. 1.6%, P < 0.05).ConclusionsFurther large‐scale population‐based research is required to determine the prevalence of smoking and vaping among people with intellectual disability. Evidence that at age 17, the prevalence of vaping was higher among girls with potential intellectual disability than among their female peers also warrants further investigation given the increasing evidence on the potential harm to health and well‐being associated with vaping.

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“…Smoking has been linked to the deterioration of people's physical condition and consequently restricts individuals' daily activity ( 16 , 19 , 20 ). Conversely, individuals' mobility-restricting conditions might also trigger smoking behavior, which leads to a bidirectional association ( 21 ). When ignoring reverse causality, the estimated correlation might be biased ( 22 , 23 ).…”

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Individuals with long-term illness, disability or infirmity are more likely to smoke than healthy controls: An instrumental variable analysis

Zhou

Zhu

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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Despite the prevalence of smoking cessation programs and public health campaigns, individuals with long-term illness, disability, or infirmity have been found to smoke more often than those without such conditions, leading to worsening health. However, the available literature has mainly focused on the association between long-term illness and smoking, which might suffer from the possible bidirectional influence, while few studies have examined the potential causal effect of long-term illness on smoking. This gap in knowledge can be addressed using an instrumental variable analysis that uses a third variable as an instrument between the endogenous independent and dependent variables and allows the identification of the direction of causality under the discussed assumptions. Our study analyzes the UK General Household Survey in 2006, covering a nationally representative 13,585 households. We exploited the number of vehicles as the instrumental variable for long-term illness, disability, or infirmity as vehicle numbers may be related to illness based on the notion that these individuals are less likely to drive, but that vehicle number may have no relationship to the likelihood of smoking. Our results suggested that chronic illness status causes a significantly 28% higher probability of smoking. The findings have wide implications for public health policymakers to design a more accessible campaign around smoking and for psychologists and doctors to take targeted care for the welfare of individuals with long-term illnesses.

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State-specific prevalence of current e-cigarette use by disability status and disability type—United States, BRFSS 2016–2018

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Tobacco use among adults with disabilities in nine countries–Demographic and Health Survey, 2016–2021

Tobacco use among adults with disabilities in nine countries–Demographic and Health Survey, 2016–2021

Brief report: the prevalence of smoking and vaping among adolescents with/without intellectual disability in the UK

Individuals with long-term illness, disability or infirmity are more likely to smoke than healthy controls: An instrumental variable analysis

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