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ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES AND NARGHILE USERS IN BRAZIL: DO THEY DIFFER FROM CIGARETTES SMOKERS?
Narghile
Non-cigarette tobacco products
Cigarette smoking
Surveillance and monitoring
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Brazilian National Cancer Institute. Division of Populational Research. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto de Comunicação e Informação Científica e Tecnológica em Saúde. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Brazilian National Cancer Institute. Division of Populational Research. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto de Comunicação e Informação Científica e Tecnológica em Saúde. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
National School of Statistical Sciences. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
National School of Statistical Sciences. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Brazilian National Cancer Institute. Division of Populational Research. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto de Comunicação e Informação Científica e Tecnológica em Saúde. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Brazilian National Cancer Institute. Division of Populational Research. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto de Comunicação e Informação Científica e Tecnológica em Saúde. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
National School of Statistical Sciences. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
National School of Statistical Sciences. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Brazilian National Cancer Institute. Division of Populational Research. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto de Comunicação e Informação Científica e Tecnológica em Saúde. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Abstract
Background: Cigarette smoking prevalence is declining, however, other tobacco products have emerged recently, such as electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and narghile (hookah/shisha/waterpipe). Narghile sales are not prohibited in Brazil, but e-cigarettes are. Accurate estimates of such products are key for proper monitoring and control. Objective: To describe the prevalence of e-cigarettes and narghile use and to investigate whether sociodemographic characteristics of individuals who are using these products differ from those who are using
manufactured cigarettes. Methods: Using a nationally representative sample survey of Brazilians aged 12–65 years in 2015, we estimated the prevalence rates of each tobacco products within the last 12-months, stratified by macro-region, municipality size, sex-at-birth, sexual orientation, color/race, age-group, and monthly income. Multivariable logistic models were fitted to understand determinants of each tobacco product use, considering the complex sample design. Results: E-cigarette, narghile, and cigarette prevalence rates were estimated at 0.43%, 1.65% and 15.35%, respectively, corresponding to around 0.6million e-cigarette users, 2.5 million narghile users and 23.5 million cigarette users. Non-heterosexual individuals were a most-at-risk group for both e-cigarette/narghile and cigarette use. Despite similarities, e-cigarette/narghile users were younger and had higher socioeconomic status than cigarette users. Additional analyses showed that recent cigarette use seems to be more associated with ecigarette/narghile use among youth than among adults. Conclusions: Our findings may provide valuable information about e-cigarette/narghile use in Brazil. Prevention strategies targeted to youth to both narghile and e-cigarettes use should be implemented together, which might be one strategy to prevent the emergency of a new generation of smokers in Brazil.
Keywords
Electronic cigaretteNarghile
Non-cigarette tobacco products
Cigarette smoking
Surveillance and monitoring
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