Abstract
The goal of this study was to describe the trend of tobacco-use indicators for adults in Brazilian state capitals. Simple linear regression was used to analyze tobacco-use trends according to data from telephone survey VIGITEL between 2006 and 2014. The prevalence of smokers in Brazil dropped 0.645p.p. per year this period, from 15.6% (2006) to 10.8% (2014). There was a decrease per sex, schooling, major regions, and in most age groups. The prevalence of former smokers dropped from 22.2% (2006) to 21.2% (2014); smoking 20 cigarettes or more per day went from 4.6% (2006) to 3% (2014). Passive smoking at home dropped 0.614p.p. per year since 2009, and was 9.4% in 2014. Passive smoking at the workplace decreased 0.54p.p. a year, reaching 8.9% in 2014. The prevalence trend of smokers is declining for sexes, schooling, and major regions in almost all age groups. This indicates that the global target of 30% reduction in tobacco use until 2025 is possible to be reached, reflecting the effectiveness of control actions for this risk factor in Brazil.
Highlights
The hazards of tobacco use are broadly documented in global and national studies [1,2,3]
Tobacco is the main risk factor for chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), which account for 63% of the deaths worldwide1, and 72% in Brazil [4,5]
The current study aims to describe the trends of tobacco-related indicators in Brazilian state capital cities and the Federal District between 2006 and 2014, collected by the telephone survey VIGITEL
Summary
The hazards of tobacco use are broadly documented in global and national studies [1,2,3]. Tobacco is the main risk factor for chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), which account for 63% of the deaths worldwide, and 72% in Brazil [4,5]. Health hazards are due to both direct tobacco use and passive exposure to smoking [1,2,6,7]. The prevalence of tobacco use worldwide is high, with significant variations among the different regions 8. In Brazil, the prevalence of smoking in 1989 was 34.8% in adults, and subsequent surveys evidenced significant reduction [9,10]. In 2013, the Brazilian National Health Survey (PNS in portuguese) indicated a prevalence of 14.7% regarding tobacco smoking 11
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