Citation
Roberts, Bayard; Gilmore, Anna; Stickley, Andrew; Rotman, David; Prohoda, Vladimir; Haerpfer, Christian; & McKee, Martin (2012). Changes in smoking prevalence in 8 countries of the former Soviet Union between 2001 and 2010. American Journal of Public Health, 102(7), 1320-1328. PMCID: PMC3478012Abstract
OBJECTIVES: We sought to present new data on smoking prevalence in 8 countries, analyze prevalence changes between 2001 and 2010, and examine trend variance by age, location, education level, and household economic status. METHODS: We conducted cross-sectional household surveys in 2010 in Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, and Ukraine. We compared smoking prevalence with a related 2001 study for the different countries and population subgroups, and also calculated the adjusted prevalence rate ratios of smoking. RESULTS: All-age 2010 smoking prevalence among men ranged from 39% (Moldova) to 59% (Armenia), and among women from 2% (Armenia) to 16% (Russia). There was a significantly lower smoking prevalence among men in 2010 compared with 2001 in Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia, but not for women in any country. For all countries combined, there was a significantly lower smoking prevalence in 2010 than in 2001 for men aged 18 to 39 years and men with a good or average economic situation. CONCLUSIONS: Smoking prevalence appears to have stabilized and may be declining in younger groups, but remains extremely high among men, especially those in lower socioeconomic groups.URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2011.300547Reference Type
Journal ArticleYear Published
2012Journal Title
American Journal of Public HealthAuthor(s)
Roberts, BayardGilmore, Anna
Stickley, Andrew
Rotman, David
Prohoda, Vladimir
Haerpfer, Christian
McKee, Martin