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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-4
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-12-8
pubmed:abstractText
This paper describes the trends in tobacco sales and smoking prevalence in the Tunisian population, estimates the consequences of smoking on mortality of this population, and discusses anti-tobacco actions: educational actions, legislative measures and price increases. Sales Data were collected from the Tunisia tobacco company. Smoking prevalence data from surveys, conducted by several institutes, and numbers of deaths by causes have been estimated from WHO for the year 1998. Tobacco sales increased from 4.96 g per adult per day in 1981, to 6.3 g, in 1993, then decreased widely. The proportion of smokers was 30% in 1996. 55% among men versus 5.6% among women. Among 17 to 24 years old young adults, the proportion of smokers was 29.2% in 1994 (50% among men versus 3.9%, among women). Mortality attributable to tobacco in Tunisia has been estimated to 6430 deaths in 1997 (5580 among men versus 850 among women). These deaths represent 22% of the total male deaths and 4% of the female ones. Anti-tobacco measures have been reinforced by the enactment of anti-tobacco law. Proportion of young smokers remaining elevated, it is expected that consequences of the tobacco addiction in Tunisia, in term of mortality, will be even heavier in the next two decades, if efficient anti-tobacco actions are not implemented.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0020-2509
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
78
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
59-67
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:14658240-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:14658240-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:14658240-Advertising as Topic, pubmed-meshheading:14658240-Age Distribution, pubmed-meshheading:14658240-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:14658240-Cause of Death, pubmed-meshheading:14658240-Commerce, pubmed-meshheading:14658240-Developing Countries, pubmed-meshheading:14658240-Female, pubmed-meshheading:14658240-Forecasting, pubmed-meshheading:14658240-Health Education, pubmed-meshheading:14658240-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:14658240-Male, pubmed-meshheading:14658240-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:14658240-Needs Assessment, pubmed-meshheading:14658240-Population Surveillance, pubmed-meshheading:14658240-Prevalence, pubmed-meshheading:14658240-Risk Factors, pubmed-meshheading:14658240-Sex Distribution, pubmed-meshheading:14658240-Smoking, pubmed-meshheading:14658240-Smoking Cessation, pubmed-meshheading:14658240-Tobacco Industry, pubmed-meshheading:14658240-Tobacco Use Disorder, pubmed-meshheading:14658240-Tunisia
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
[Epidemiology and prevention of smoking in Tunisia: current situation and perspectives].
pubmed:affiliation
Institut National de Santé Publique, 5-7, rue Khartoum Imm. Diplomate 1002-Le Belvédère, Tunis.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Review