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Ayo-Yusuf, Olalekan Abdulwahab
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Olutola, Bukola Ganiyat
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2014-01-27T08:33:34Z |
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2014-01-27T08:33:34Z |
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2013-06-24 |
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BACKGROUND: The prevalence of smoking and consumption of cigarettes have decreased in South Africa over the
last 20 years. This decrease is a result of comprehensive tobacco control legislation, particularly large cigarette tax
increases. However, little attention has been given to the potential use of ‘roll-your-own’ cigarettes as cheaper
alternatives, especially among the socio-economically disadvantaged population. This study therefore sought to
determine socio-demographic correlates of ‘roll-your-own’ cigarette use among South African adults (2007–2010).
METHODS: This secondary data analysis used a merged dataset from two nationally representative samples of 2 907
and 3 112 South African adults (aged ≥16 years) who participated in the 2007 and 2010 annual South African Social
Attitude Surveys respectively. The surveys used a face-to-face interviewer-administered questionnaire. The overall
response rates were 83.1% for 2007 and 88.9% for 2010. Data elicited included socio-demographic data, current
smoking status, type of tobacco products used, past quit attempts and self-efficacy in quitting. Data analysis
included chi-square statistics and multi-variable adjusted logistic regression analysis.
RESULTS: Of the 1 296 current smokers in this study, 24.1% (n = 306) reported using roll-your-own cigarettes. Some
of whom also smoked factory-made cigarettes. Roll-your-own cigarette smoking was most common among black
Africans and was more common among male smokers than among female smokers (27% vs 15.8%; p < 0.01).
Compared to smokers who exclusively used factory-made cigarettes, roll-your-own cigarette smokers were less
confident that they could quit, more likely to be less educated, and more likely to reside in rural areas. The odds of
use of roll-your-own cigarette were significantly higher in 2010 than in 2007 (OR = 1.24; 95% CI: 1.07-1.44).
CONCLUSIONS: Despite an aggregate decline in smoking prevalence, roll-your-own cigarette smoking has increased
and is particularly common among smokers in the lower socio-economic group. The findings also suggest the
need for a more intensive treatment intervention to increase self-efficacy to quit among roll-your-own cigarette
smokers. |
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am2014 |
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This work was carried out with the support of a grant from the American
Cancer Society (Grant A0U146). |
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http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/597 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Ayo-Yusuf and Olutola: ‘Roll-your-own’ cigarette smoking in South Africa between 2007 and 2010. BMC Public Health 2013 13:597. |
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1471-2458 |
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10.1186/1471-2458-13-597 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/33113 |
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en |
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BioMed Central |
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© 2013 Ayo-Yusuf and Olutola; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the
Creative Commons Attribution License |
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Smoking |
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Roll-your-own cigarettes |
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Factory-made cigarettes |
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South Africa |
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Self-efficacy |
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Quitting |
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‘Roll-your-own’ cigarette smoking in South Africa between 2007 and 2010 |
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Article |
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