title: [Smoking among women--strategies for fighting the tobacco epidemic].
abstract: Epidemiological data indicate that-globally 250 million women and 1 billion men smoke every day. Unfortunately the prevalence of smoking among women is continuing to increase and it is expected to rise from 12% noted in the first decade of this century to 20% in 2025. Women are as vulnerable as men to the dangers of tobacco and additionally the tobacco smoking can cause also female-specific cancer, respiratory diseases and can increase the risk poor pregnancy outcome. There are various recommendations from the World Health Organization which include the need for governments to introduce tobacco control strategies which are sensitive to gender. Efforts should be taken not only to sustain the downward trend in male smoking but also on reversing the levels of smoking in girls and women. The aim of this paper is to analyze the existing recommendations developed by WHO with more specific focus on promotion of gender specific action which can lead to decreasing in the prevalence of female smoking.
authors: Zakład Biofarmacji Katedry Biofarmacji Uniwersytet Medyczny w Łodzi.
authors: Adam
authors: A
authors: Fronczak
authors: Kinga
authors: K
authors: Polańska
authors: Teresa
authors: T
authors: Makowiec-Dabrowska
authors: Dorota
authors: D
authors: Kaleta
mesh_terms: D015984:Causality; D015897:Comorbidity; D058872:Epidemics / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D015995:Prevalence; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D016387:Women's Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014944:World Health Organization