Premature mortality attributable to smoking among Tunisian men in 2009
Introduction Tobacco smoking is a significant public health threat in the world, a risk factor for many diseases, and has been increasing in prevalence in many developing countries. In this study, we aimed to estimate the burden of premature deaths attributable to smoking among Tunisian men aged 35–...
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doaj-453d4d63e5384a3f861ef9a03574bad42020-11-25T00:43:35ZengEuropean PublishingTobacco Induced Diseases1617-96252019-11-0117November10.18332/tid/112666112666Premature mortality attributable to smoking among Tunisian men in 2009Olfa Saidi0Said Hajjem1Nada Zoghlami2Hajer Aounallah-Skhiri3Nadia Ben Mansour4Mohamed Hsairi5Habiba Ben Romdhane6Julia A. Critchley7Dhafer Mallouche8Martin O’Flaherty9Radhouane Fakhfakh10National Institute of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Tunis, TunisiaNational Institute of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Tunis, TunisiaNational Institute of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Tunis, TunisiaNational Health Institute, Tunis, TunisiaNational Institute of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Tunis, TunisiaSalah Azaiez Institute, Tunis, TunisiaResearch Laboratory of Epidemiology and Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University Tunis El Manar, Tunis, TunisiaDivision of Population Health Sciences and Education, St George’s, University of London, London, United KingdomNational Institute of Statistics and Data Analysis, Tunis, TunisiaDepartment of Public Health and Policy, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United KingdomNational Institute of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Tunis, TunisiaIntroduction Tobacco smoking is a significant public health threat in the world, a risk factor for many diseases, and has been increasing in prevalence in many developing countries. In this study, we aimed to estimate the burden of premature deaths attributable to smoking among Tunisian men aged 35–69 years in 2009. Methods The number of deaths attributable to smoking was estimated using the population attributable risk fraction method. Smoking prevalence was obtained from a nationally representative survey. Causes of death were obtained from the registry of the National Public Health Institute. Relative risks were taken from the American Cancer Society Prevention Study (CPS-II). Results Total estimated premature deaths attributable to smoking among men in Tunisia were 2601 (95% CI: 2268–2877), accounting for 25% (95% CI: 23.3–26.6) of total male adult mortality. Cancer, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases were the major causes of premature deaths attributable to smoking with 1272 (95% CI: 1188–1329), 966 (95% CI: 779–1133) and 364 (300–415) deaths, respectively. Conclusions Tobacco smoking is highly relevant and is related to substantial premature mortality in Tunisia, around double that estimated for the region as a whole. This also has not decreased over the past 20 years. Urgent actions are needed to reduce this pandemic.http://www.journalssystem.com/tid/Premature-mortality-attributable-to-smoking-among-Tunisian-men-in-2009,112666,0,2.htmlpremature mortalitytobacco usetunisia |
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Olfa Saidi Said Hajjem Nada Zoghlami Hajer Aounallah-Skhiri Nadia Ben Mansour Mohamed Hsairi Habiba Ben Romdhane Julia A. Critchley Dhafer Mallouche Martin O’Flaherty Radhouane Fakhfakh |
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Olfa Saidi Said Hajjem Nada Zoghlami Hajer Aounallah-Skhiri Nadia Ben Mansour Mohamed Hsairi Habiba Ben Romdhane Julia A. Critchley Dhafer Mallouche Martin O’Flaherty Radhouane Fakhfakh Premature mortality attributable to smoking among Tunisian men in 2009 Tobacco Induced Diseases premature mortality tobacco use tunisia |
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Olfa Saidi Said Hajjem Nada Zoghlami Hajer Aounallah-Skhiri Nadia Ben Mansour Mohamed Hsairi Habiba Ben Romdhane Julia A. Critchley Dhafer Mallouche Martin O’Flaherty Radhouane Fakhfakh |
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Premature mortality attributable to smoking among Tunisian
men in 2009 |
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Premature mortality attributable to smoking among Tunisian
men in 2009 |
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Premature mortality attributable to smoking among Tunisian
men in 2009 |
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Premature mortality attributable to smoking among Tunisian
men in 2009 |
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Premature mortality attributable to smoking among Tunisian
men in 2009 |
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premature mortality attributable to smoking among tunisian
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Introduction
Tobacco smoking is a significant public health threat in the world,
a risk factor for many diseases, and has been increasing in prevalence in many
developing countries. In this study, we aimed to estimate the burden of premature
deaths attributable to smoking among Tunisian men aged 35–69 years in 2009.
Methods
The number of deaths attributable to smoking was estimated using the
population attributable risk fraction method. Smoking prevalence was obtained
from a nationally representative survey. Causes of death were obtained from the
registry of the National Public Health Institute. Relative risks were taken from
the American Cancer Society Prevention Study (CPS-II).
Results
Total estimated premature deaths attributable to smoking among men in
Tunisia were 2601 (95% CI: 2268–2877), accounting for 25% (95% CI: 23.3–26.6)
of total male adult mortality. Cancer, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases were
the major causes of premature deaths attributable to smoking with 1272 (95% CI:
1188–1329), 966 (95% CI: 779–1133) and 364 (300–415) deaths, respectively.
Conclusions
Tobacco smoking is highly relevant and is related to substantial
premature mortality in Tunisia, around double that estimated for the region as
a whole. This also has not decreased over the past 20 years. Urgent actions are
needed to reduce this pandemic. |
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