The odd man out in Sub-Saharan Africa: understanding the tobacco use prevalence in Madagascar

BMC Public Health

Ahmed E Ogwell Ouma¹  Sreenivas P Veeranki⁴  Rijo M John²  Hadii M Mamudu³ 

[1] Tobacco Control Division, WHO Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo;Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India;Department of Health Services Management and Policy, College of Public Health, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA;Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA

关键词: Sub-Saharan Africa;    Tobacco industry;    Tobacco control;    Tobacco use;    Madagascar;   

Others  :  1161772
DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2458-13-856

 received in 2013-02-12, accepted in 2013-08-29,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

Background

The tobacco industry has globalized and tobacco use continues to increase in low- and middle-income countries. Yet, the data and research to inform policy initiatives for addressing this phenomenon is sparse. This study aims to estimate the prevalence of adult tobacco use in 17 Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries, and to identify key factors associated with adult tobacco consumption choices (smoked, smokeless tobacco and dual use) in Madagascar.

Methods

We used Demographic Health Survey for estimating tobacco use prevalence among adults in SSA. A multinomial logistic regression model was used to identify key determinants of adult tobacco consumption choices in Madagascar.

Results

While differences in tobacco use exist in SSA, Madagascar has exceptionally higher prevalence rates (48.9% of males; 10.3% of females). The regression analyses showed complexity of tobacco use in Madagascar and identified age, education, wealth, employment, marriage, religion and place of residence as factors significantly associated with the choice of tobacco use among males, while age, wealth, and employment were significantly associated with that of females. The effects, however, differ across the three choices of tobacco use compared to non-use.

Conclusions

Tobacco use in Madagascar was higher than the other 16 SSA countries. Although the government continues to enact policies to address the problem, there is a need for effective implementation and enforcement. There is also the need for health education to modify social norms and denormalize tobacco use.

【 授权许可】

   
2013 Mamudu et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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