Study protocol of the German Study on Tobacco Use (DEBRA): a national household survey of smoking behaviour and cessation

The prevalence of tobacco smoking in Germany is high (~27%). Monitoring of national patterns of smoking behaviour and data on the "real-world" effectiveness of cessation methods are needed to inform policies and develop campaigns aimed at reducing tobacco-related harm. In England, the Smok...

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Published in:BMC public health 2017-05, Vol.17 (1), p.378-8, Article 378
Main Authors: Kastaun, Sabrina, Brown, Jamie, Brose, Leonie S, Ratschen, Elena, Raupach, Tobias, Nowak, Dennis, Cholmakow-Bodechtel, Constanze, Shahab, Lion, West, Robert, Kotz, Daniel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Behavior
Cigarettes
Clinical trials
Data
Data collection
Demographics
Demography
E-Cigarette
Electronic cigarettes
Epidemiology
German Study on Tobacco Use
Germany - epidemiology
Health
Health care policy
Health policy
Health Surveys
Household Survey
Households
Humans
Male
Medical personnel
Middle Aged
Nicotine
Policies
Polls & surveys
Population
Prevalence
Public health
Registration
Research Design
Research methodology
Respondents
Sample size
Smoking
Smoking - epidemiology
Smoking - psychology
Smoking cessation
Smoking Cessation - psychology
Smoking Cessation - statistics & numerical data
Studies
Study Protocol
Success
Tobacco
Tobacco smoking
Trends
Young Adult
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Summary:The prevalence of tobacco smoking in Germany is high (~27%). Monitoring of national patterns of smoking behaviour and data on the "real-world" effectiveness of cessation methods are needed to inform policies and develop campaigns aimed at reducing tobacco-related harm. In England, the Smoking Toolkit Study (STS) has been tracking such indicators since 2006, resulting in the adaptation of tobacco control policies. However, findings cannot be directly transferred into the German health policy context. The German Study on Tobacco Use (DEBRA: "Deutsche Befragung zum Rauchverhalten") aims to provide such nationally representative data. In June 2016, the study started collecting data from computer-assisted, face-to-face household interviews in people aged 14 years and older. Over a period of 3 years, a total of ~36,000 respondents will complete the survey with a new sample of ~2000 respondents every 2 months (=18 waves). This sample will report data on demographics and the use of tobacco and electronic (e-)cigarettes. Per wave, about 500-600 people are expected to be current or recent ex-smokers (
ISSN:1471-2458
1471-2458
DOI:10.1186/s12889-017-4328-2