Smoking prevalence and economic crisis in Brazil

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ID16780392
AuthorsLuis Eugenio P F Souza (0000-0002-3273-8873, Universidade Federal da Bahia), Davide Rasella (0000-0002-7260-4386, Universidade Federal da Bahia), Rafael Damasceno De Barros (0000-0002-1782-7253, Universidade Federal da Bahia), Erick Soares Lisboa (0000-0003-3390-7867, Universidade Federal da Bahia), Deborah Carvalho Malta (0000-0002-8214-5734, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Martin Mckee (0000-0002-0121-9683, Dean College)
Year2021
Volume55
Pages3
Publication date2021-04-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista de Saúde Pública (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0034-8910 • E-ISSN: 0034-8910
PublisherUniversidade de São Paulo. Agência de Bibliotecas e Coleções Digitais (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.11606/s1518-8787.2021055002768
PMID33825798
OpenAlexW3149260067
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited12

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the impact of the 2015–2018 economic crisis on tobacco consumption in Brazil. METHODS: This is an interrupted time series analysis conducted with data from 27 cities collected by VIGITEL, using linear regression models to account for first-order autocorrelation. Analyses were conducted based on gender, age group, and education level. RESULTS: Smoking rates decreased between 2006 and 2018, decelerating after the crisis onset. Differently than women, men showed an immediate but transient increase in smoking, followed by a decelerated decrease. Those over 65 also showed increased smoking rates immediately after the economic crisis onset, but decline accelerated later on. In turn, we found a trend reversal among those aged 31–44. Rates also decreased among those with lower education levels, but decelerated among those with more years of schooling. CONCLUSION: An economic crisis have varied impacts on the smoking habits of different population groups. Tobacco control policies should entail a detailed understanding of smoking epidemiology, especially during an economic crisis. DESCRIPTORS: Tobacco Use Disorder, epidemiology. Poverty. Health Impact Assessment. Financial Management

Consumption (sociology) · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Financial crisis · Population · Poverty · Public health · Smoking prevalence · Sociology · Tobacco control · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Demography · Employment and Welfare Studies · Epidemiology · Medicine · Smoking Behavior and Cessation

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