The Prevalence of Tobacco, Heated Tobacco, and E-Cigarette Use in Poland: A 2022 Web-Based Cross-Sectional Survey

Mateusz Jankowski, Aurelia Ostrowska, Radosław Sierpiński, Adam Skowron, Janusz Sytnik-Czetwertyński, Wojciech Giermaziak, Mariusz Gujski, Waldemar Wierzba and Jarosław Pinkas
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Mateusz Jankowski: School of Public Health, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, 01-826 Warsaw, Poland
Aurelia Ostrowska: School of Public Health, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, 01-826 Warsaw, Poland
Radosław Sierpiński: Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, 01-815 Warsaw, Poland
Adam Skowron: School of Public Health, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, 01-826 Warsaw, Poland
Janusz Sytnik-Czetwertyński: School of Public Health, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, 01-826 Warsaw, Poland
Wojciech Giermaziak: The Stanisław Konopka Main Medical Library, 00-791 Warsaw, Poland
Mariusz Gujski: Department of Public Health, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland
Waldemar Wierzba: UHE Satellite Campus in Warsaw, University of Humanities and Economics in Łódź, 01-513 Warsaw, Poland
Jarosław Pinkas: School of Public Health, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, 01-826 Warsaw, Poland

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 8, 1-12

Abstract: Monitoring tobacco use on a regular schedule is a basic tool of tobacco control policy. This study aimed (1) to assess the current prevalence and patterns of tobacco and e-cigarette use, as well as (2) to identify socioeconomic factors associated with smoking behavior among adults in Poland. This cross-sectional study was carried out in March 2022 on a nationwide, representative sample of 1090 adults in Poland. The computer-assisted web interview (CAWI) technique was used. Daily tobacco smoking was declared by 28.8% of respondents (27.1% of females and 30.8% of males; p = 0.2) and 4.2% were occasional smokers (4.2% of females and 4.3% of males; p = 0.8). Most of the current smokers (62.1%) smoked regular cigarettes and 25.2% smoked hand-rolled cigarettes. The prevalence of daily e-cigarette use was 4.8% (4.0% among females and 5.6% among males; p = 0.2). Daily heated tobacco use was declared by 4.0% of respondents (5.1% of females and 2.9% of males; p = 0.07). Age, having children, and educational level were significantly associated with current daily tobacco smoking. This study revealed a high prevalence of tobacco and e-cigarette use among adults in Poland. The presented data underscore the importance of further improvements in adopting a comprehensive tobacco control strategy in Poland.

Keywords: tobacco; smoking; cigarettes; e-cigarettes; heated tobacco; prevalence; epidemiology; Poland (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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