Prevalence, duration of exposure and predicting factors for snus use among young Finnish men: a cross-sectional study

ObjectiveThe health hazards of tobacco products depend on the level of exposure, but little is known about the characteristics of snus use. The aim of this study was to investigate the duration of daily exposure to snus among occasional and daily users and its associated predictive factors among you...

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Published in:BMJ open 2021-09, Vol.11 (9), p.e050502-e050502
Main Authors: Danielsson, Maria, Tanner, Tarja, Patinen, Pertti, Birkhed, Dowen, Anttonen, Vuokko, Lammi, Anelma, Siitonen, Simo, Ollgren, Jukka, Pylkkänen, Liisa, Vasankari, Tuula
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Allmän medicin
cigarette-smoking
Cross-sectional studies
Education
epidemiology
Family Medicine
Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa, socialmedicin och epidemiologi
General & Internal Medicine
Males
medicine
Mens health
Military service
national-health
Nicotine
nutrition examination survey
oral medicine
patterns
preventive
preventive medicine
products
public health
Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology
Questionnaires
Response rates
risk
smokeless tobacco users
smokers
Smoking
Smoking and Tobacco
Software
substance misuse
Tobacco
united-states
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Summary:ObjectiveThe health hazards of tobacco products depend on the level of exposure, but little is known about the characteristics of snus use. The aim of this study was to investigate the duration of daily exposure to snus among occasional and daily users and its associated predictive factors among young Finnish men.DesignCross-sectional questionnaire study.SettingThree out of 16 Finnish Defence Forces units.Participants1280 young Finnish male conscripts starting their military service in 2016 chosen by simple random sampling.Primary and secondary measuresThe prevalence, duration of use and the amount of daily usage of snus and cigarettes were investigated. The attitudes towards perceived harmfulness of snus and the predictive factors affecting the total time of snus consumption were examined.ResultsAlmost a fifth (19.5%) of the conscripts reported daily snus use, and a further 16% reported occasional use. Daily snus use was associated with an earlier starting age, longer duration of use and higher daily exposure time compared with occasional use. On average, daily snus users consumed 10 portions and occasional users three portions per day (p
ISSN:2044-6055
2044-6055
DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050502