Prevalence and social determinants of smoking among men in Mauritius: a cross-sectional study

Background: Mauritius has implemented a range of stringent policies to control smoking and promote public health. Regular monitoring focuses on the prevalence of tobacco use, yet there is a gap in understanding its socio-economic patterns. Objective: The aim of this study was to estimate the prevale...

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Autores: San Sebastián, Miguel, Tuomilehto, Jaakko, Söderberg, Stefan, Zimmet, Paul, Ori, Bhushan, Heecharan, Jaysing, Fonseca-Rodríguez, Osvaldo, Kowlessur, Sudhirsen
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII)
Repositorio:Repisalud
Idioma:inglés
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Palabra clave:Social Determinants of Health
Smoking
Socioeconomic Factors
Humans
Cross-Sectional Studies
Male
Adult
Mauritius
Prevalence
Middle Aged
Young Adult
Female
Adolescent
Sociodemographic Factors
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spelling Prevalence and social determinants of smoking among men in Mauritius: a cross-sectional studySan Sebastián, MiguelTuomilehto, JaakkoSöderberg, StefanZimmet, PaulOri, BhushanHeecharan, JaysingFonseca-Rodríguez, OsvaldoKowlessur, SudhirsenSocial Determinants of HealthSmokingSocioeconomic FactorsHumansCross-Sectional StudiesMaleAdultMauritiusPrevalenceMiddle AgedYoung AdultFemaleAdolescentSociodemographic FactorsBackground: Mauritius has implemented a range of stringent policies to control smoking and promote public health. Regular monitoring focuses on the prevalence of tobacco use, yet there is a gap in understanding its socio-economic patterns. Objective: The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of tobacco smoking and to identify the social determinants associated with smoking among men in Mauritius in 2021. Methods: This is a cross-sectional population-based study conducted by the Ministry of Health and Wellness during 2021. In total, 3622 individuals participated (response rate of 84.1%), of which 1663 were men (45.9%). The study mainly focused on men given the low prevalence of smoking among women. Daily smoking was the outcome and a series of sociodemographic and socioeconomic factors were included as independent variables. Prevalence ratios (PR) and their 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were estimated to fulfill the study objective. Results: The prevalence of smoking among men was 30.4%. People in the 25-34 age group (PR = 1.65; 95% CI: 1.12-2.41), those separated, divorced or widowed (PR = 1.57; 95% CI: 1.16-2.11), the ethnic groups Muslim-Mauritians (PR = 1.70; 95% CI: 1.00-2.89) and Creoles (PR = 1.97; 95% CI: 1.16-3.35), and those with secondary (PR = 1.29; 95% CI: 1.00-1.67) and primary education (PR = 1.47; 95% CI: 1.10-1.98) were statistically significantly associated with daily smoking. Conclusions: Although a gradual decline in smoking prevalence was observed compared with the previous 2015 survey, the Ministry of Health and Wellness should persist in fortifying its anti-smoking measures and concentrate on crafting tailored interventions aimed at the vulnerable groups identified in this study.Taylor & Francis20242024-07-1220242024-12-3120242024-12-31research articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2df8fbb1VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/20541reponame:Repisaludinstname:Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Atribución 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repisalud.isciii.es:20.500.12105/205412026-06-12T12:43:37Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Prevalence and social determinants of smoking among men in Mauritius: a cross-sectional study
title Prevalence and social determinants of smoking among men in Mauritius: a cross-sectional study
spellingShingle Prevalence and social determinants of smoking among men in Mauritius: a cross-sectional study
San Sebastián, Miguel
Social Determinants of Health
Smoking
Socioeconomic Factors
Humans
Cross-Sectional Studies
Male
Adult
Mauritius
Prevalence
Middle Aged
Young Adult
Female
Adolescent
Sociodemographic Factors
title_short Prevalence and social determinants of smoking among men in Mauritius: a cross-sectional study
title_full Prevalence and social determinants of smoking among men in Mauritius: a cross-sectional study
title_fullStr Prevalence and social determinants of smoking among men in Mauritius: a cross-sectional study
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence and social determinants of smoking among men in Mauritius: a cross-sectional study
title_sort Prevalence and social determinants of smoking among men in Mauritius: a cross-sectional study
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv San Sebastián, Miguel
Tuomilehto, Jaakko
Söderberg, Stefan
Zimmet, Paul
Ori, Bhushan
Heecharan, Jaysing
Fonseca-Rodríguez, Osvaldo
Kowlessur, Sudhirsen
author San Sebastián, Miguel
author_facet San Sebastián, Miguel
Tuomilehto, Jaakko
Söderberg, Stefan
Zimmet, Paul
Ori, Bhushan
Heecharan, Jaysing
Fonseca-Rodríguez, Osvaldo
Kowlessur, Sudhirsen
author_role author
author2 Tuomilehto, Jaakko
Söderberg, Stefan
Zimmet, Paul
Ori, Bhushan
Heecharan, Jaysing
Fonseca-Rodríguez, Osvaldo
Kowlessur, Sudhirsen
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Social Determinants of Health
Smoking
Socioeconomic Factors
Humans
Cross-Sectional Studies
Male
Adult
Mauritius
Prevalence
Middle Aged
Young Adult
Female
Adolescent
Sociodemographic Factors
topic Social Determinants of Health
Smoking
Socioeconomic Factors
Humans
Cross-Sectional Studies
Male
Adult
Mauritius
Prevalence
Middle Aged
Young Adult
Female
Adolescent
Sociodemographic Factors
description Background: Mauritius has implemented a range of stringent policies to control smoking and promote public health. Regular monitoring focuses on the prevalence of tobacco use, yet there is a gap in understanding its socio-economic patterns. Objective: The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of tobacco smoking and to identify the social determinants associated with smoking among men in Mauritius in 2021. Methods: This is a cross-sectional population-based study conducted by the Ministry of Health and Wellness during 2021. In total, 3622 individuals participated (response rate of 84.1%), of which 1663 were men (45.9%). The study mainly focused on men given the low prevalence of smoking among women. Daily smoking was the outcome and a series of sociodemographic and socioeconomic factors were included as independent variables. Prevalence ratios (PR) and their 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were estimated to fulfill the study objective. Results: The prevalence of smoking among men was 30.4%. People in the 25-34 age group (PR = 1.65; 95% CI: 1.12-2.41), those separated, divorced or widowed (PR = 1.57; 95% CI: 1.16-2.11), the ethnic groups Muslim-Mauritians (PR = 1.70; 95% CI: 1.00-2.89) and Creoles (PR = 1.97; 95% CI: 1.16-3.35), and those with secondary (PR = 1.29; 95% CI: 1.00-1.67) and primary education (PR = 1.47; 95% CI: 1.10-1.98) were statistically significantly associated with daily smoking. Conclusions: Although a gradual decline in smoking prevalence was observed compared with the previous 2015 survey, the Ministry of Health and Wellness should persist in fortifying its anti-smoking measures and concentrate on crafting tailored interventions aimed at the vulnerable groups identified in this study.
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2024-12-31
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