Cigarette smoking and smokeless tobacco use among male south Asian migrants in the United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional study.

Autor: Ali R; Public Health Research Center, New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.; College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Institute of Public Health, United Arab Emirates University, PO Box 17666, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates., Loney T; College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Institute of Public Health, United Arab Emirates University, PO Box 17666, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.; College of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, United Arab Emirates., Al-Houqani M; College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Internal Medicine, United Arab Emirates University, Al Aim, United Arab Emirates., Blair I; College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Institute of Public Health, United Arab Emirates University, PO Box 17666, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates., Aziz F; College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Institute of Public Health, United Arab Emirates University, PO Box 17666, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.; Department of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria., Al Dhaheri S; Health Promotion, Department of Health, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates., El Barazi I; College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Institute of Public Health, United Arab Emirates University, PO Box 17666, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates., Soteriades ES; College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Institute of Public Health, United Arab Emirates University, PO Box 17666, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.; Department of Environmental Health, Environmental and Occupational Medicine and Epidemiology (EOME), Harvard T. H Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA., Shah SM; College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Institute of Public Health, United Arab Emirates University, PO Box 17666, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. syeds@uaeu.ac.ae.; Department of Family Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan. syeds@uaeu.ac.ae.; Zayed Centre for Health Sciences, UAE University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. syeds@uaeu.ac.ae.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: BMC public health [BMC Public Health] 2020 May 30; Vol. 20 (1), pp. 815. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 May 30.
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-08942-9
Abstrakt: Background: Few data were available on smoking and smokeless tobacco use in South Asian migrants in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This study aimed to identify the prevalence and correlates of cigarette smoking and smokeless tobacco use in male South Asian migrants in the UAE.
Methods: We used a cross-sectional study to recruit a random representative sample of male South Asian migrants, including Indian (n = 433), Pakistani (n = 383) and Bangladeshi (n = 559) nationalities. We used multivariable logistic regression analysis to identify significant correlates of cigarettes smoking and smokeless tobacco use.
Results: 1375 South Asian migrant adult males participated in the study (response rate 76%) with a mean age of 34 years (SD ± 10). The overall prevalence of cigarette smoking was 28% (95%CI 25-30%) and smokeless tobacco use was 11% (95%CI 10-13%). The prevalence of current cigarette smoking was 21, 23, and 37% among participants from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, respectively. The prevalence of current smokeless tobacco use was 6, 12, and 16% for Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi participants, respectively. Among study participants, Bangladeshi nationality, hypertension, and alcohol use were significant correlates of current cigarette smoking. Significant correlates of smokeless tobacco use included increased age, less than college level education, alcohol use, and Pakistani or Bangladeshi nationality.
Conclusions: Current smoking and smokeless tobacco use in South Asian migrants represent a significant public health burden in the UAE. Effective public health measures are needed to reduce tobacco use in this migrant population.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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