The prevalence of and factors associated with tobacco smoking behavior among long-distance drivers in Lagos, Nigeria

Factors associated with tobacco smoking are useful in designing tobacco control programs. To estimate the prevalence of and factors associated with tobacco smoking among long-distance drivers. A cross-sectional study. Stratified cluster sampling approach was used to select drivers based on if they r...

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Published in:African health sciences 2017-12, Vol.17 (4), p.1110-1119
Main Authors: Ozoh, Obianuju B, Akanbi, Maxwell O, Amadi, Casmir E, Vollmer, William M, Bruce, Nigel G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Automobile Driving - statistics & numerical data
Cross-Sectional Studies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Nigeria - epidemiology
Prevalence
Smoking - epidemiology
Socioeconomic Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
Tobacco Smoking
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Summary:Factors associated with tobacco smoking are useful in designing tobacco control programs. To estimate the prevalence of and factors associated with tobacco smoking among long-distance drivers. A cross-sectional study. Stratified cluster sampling approach was used to select drivers based on if they received annual health screening (AHS) or not (non-AHS). We used a structured questionnaire to obtain information and weighted the resulting observations to derive population based estimates. Association between tobacco smoking and socio-demographic factors was explored in multivariate models. A total of 414 male drivers, with a mean age of 43.6 (standard error 0.6) years were studied. Population weighted prevalence of current smoking was 18.9% (95% CI: 14.3-23.4) all drivers, 6.5% (95% CI: 2.6-10.4) of AHS drivers and 19.5 (95% CI: 14.7-24.2) of non-AHS drivers (p
ISSN:1680-6905
1729-0503
1680-6905
DOI:10.4314/ahs.v17i4.19