Smoking, exposure to secondhand smoke, and smoking restrictions in Tijuana, Mexico.
Rev Panam Salud Publica
; 18(6): 412-7, 2005 Dec.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16536927
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To estimate the prevalence of tobacco use, exposure to secondhand smoke, and smoking restrictions in the home and workplace among residents of Tijuana, one of Mexico's largest cities.METHODS:
This cross-sectional household survey was conducted in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, during 2003 and 2004. A population-based sample of 400 Tijuana adult residents responded to a tobacco survey, and 397 of the surveys were analyzed.RESULTS:
About 22.9% (95% confidence interval (CI) 18.7%-27.1%) of Tijuana adults reported current smoking, and 53.9% (95% CI 48.8%-58.9%) reported chronic exposure to secondhand smoke. Approximately 44.4% (95% CI 37.9%-50.9%) of Tijuana adults had a nonsmoking policy in their workplace, while 65.8% (95% CI 61.0%-70.6%) of Tijuana households were smoke-free.CONCLUSIONS:
The results underline the need for increased tobacco control efforts, particularly stricter enforcement of existing passive smoking regulations, in order to expand protection from secondhand smoke from private settings to public ones and to curb the tobacco epidemic in Tijuana and elsewhere in Mexico.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Poluição por Fumaça de Tabaco
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Fumar
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Local de Trabalho
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Prevenção do Hábito de Fumar
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Mexico
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article