A literature review on prevalence of gender differences and intersections with other vulnerabilities to tobacco use in the United States, 2004-2014

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

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Review

Higgins, Stephen T.¹  Kurti, Allison N.¹  Redner, Ryan¹  White, Thomas J.¹  Gaalema, Diann E.¹  Roberts, Megan E.³  Doogan, Nathan J.³  Tidey, Jennifer W.^1,4  Miller, Mollie E.^1,4  Stanton, Cassandra A.⁵  Henningfield, Jack E.^6,7  Atwood, Gary S.² 

[1] Univ Vermont, Vermont Ctr Tobacco Regulatory Sci, Burlington, VT 05405 USA

[2] Univ Vermont, Dana Med Lib, Burlington, VT 05405 USA

[3] Ohio State Univ, Ctr Excellence Regulatory Tobacco Sci, Columbus, OH 43210 USA

[4] Brown Univ, Dept Psychiat & Human Behav, Providence, RI 02912 USA

[5] WESTAT Corp, Rockville, MD USA

[6] Pinney Associates, Bethesda, MD USA

[7] Johns Hopkins Univ, Sch Med, Baltimore, MD 21218 USA

关键词: Gender differences;    Prevalence;    Tobacco;    Cigarettes;    Vulnerable populations;    Tobacco control;    Tobacco regulation;    Nicotine;    Nicotine delivery products;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.ypmed.2015.06.009

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

This report describes results from a systematic literature review examining gender differences in U.S. prevalence rates of current use of tobacco and nicotine delivery products and how they intersect with other vulnerabilities to tobacco use. We searched PubMed on gender differences in tobacco use across the years 2004-2014. For inclusion, reports had to be in English, in a peer-reviewed journal or federal government report, report prevalence rates for current use of a tobacco product in males and females, and use a U.S. nationally representative sample. Prevalence rates were generally higher in males than in females across all products. This pattern remained stable despite changes over time in overall prevalence rates. Gender differences generally were robust when intersecting with other vulnerabilities, although decreases in the magnitude of gender differences were noted among younger and older users, and among educational levels and race/ethnic groups associated with the highest or lowest prevalence rates. Overall, these results document a pervasive association of gender with vulnerability to tobacco use that acts additively with other vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities should be considered whenever formulating tobacco control and regulatory policies. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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