Knowledge of the health impacts of smoking and public attitudes towards tobacco control in the former Soviet Union.

Abstract:

AIMS:To describe levels of knowledge on the harmful effects of tobacco and public support for tobacco control measures in nine countries of the former Soviet Union and to examine the characteristics associated with this knowledge and support. METHODS:Standardised, cross-sectional nationally representative surveys conducted in 2010/2011 with 18 000 men and women aged 18 years and older in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine. Respondents were asked a range of questions on their knowledge of the health effects of tobacco and their support for a variety of tobacco control measures. Descriptive analysis was conducted on levels of knowledge and support, along with multivariate logistic regression analysis of characteristics associated with overall knowledge and support scores. RESULTS:Large gaps exist in public understanding of the negative health effects of tobacco use, particularly in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Moldova. There are also extremely high levels of misunderstanding about the potential effects of 'light' cigarettes. However, there is popular support for tobacco control measures. Over three quarters of the respondents felt that their governments could be more effective in pursuing tobacco control. Higher levels of education, social capital (membership of an organisation) and being a former or never-smoker were associated with higher knowledge on the health effects of tobacco and/or being more supportive of tobacco control measures. CONCLUSIONS:Increasing public awareness of tobacco's health effects is essential for informed decision-making by individuals and for further increasing public support for tobacco control measures.

journal_name

Tob Control

journal_title

Tobacco control

authors

Roberts B,Stickley A,Gilmore AB,Danishevski K,Kizilova K,Bryden A,Rotman D,Haerpfer C,McKee M

doi

10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2011-050249

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2013-11-01 00:00:00

pages

e12

issue

6

eissn

0964-4563

issn

1468-3318

pii

tobaccocontrol-2011-050249

journal_volume

22

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