Burden of smoking in Moroccan rural areas.
The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence and characteristics of current smoking among rural Moroccans. The population study included 3438 individuals aged 15 years and above from both sexes. The crude prevalence of current smoking (currently smoked and had smoked > 100 cigarettes in lifetime) was 16.9% in the adolescent and adult rural population: 31.0% among men and 1.1% among women. The majority of smokers 74.4% of men and 68.8% of women) began smoking before age 20 years. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that age, sex, marital status, occupation and region of residence were the strongest determinants of current smoking. These results showed a high prevalence of smoking among males in the rural population of Morocco.
Berraho
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Laboratory of Epidemiology, Clinical Research and Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Fes, Morocco. maberraho@yahoo.fr
Serhier
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Tachfouti
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Elfakir
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El Rhazi
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Slama
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Benjelloun
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Nejjari
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D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D017281:Cost of Illness; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D008875:Middle Aged; D009018:Morocco / Q000453:epidemiology; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009790:Occupations / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D012111:Residence Characteristics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012423:Rural Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors