Public Health
Volume 123, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 743-749
Smoking patterns among Chinese rural-urban migrant workers (Article)
Yang T.* ,
Wu J. ,
Rockett I.R.H. ,
Abdullah A.S. ,
Beard J. ,
Ye J.
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Centre for Tobacco Control Research, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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WHO Collaborating Centre for Research in Human Reproduction Unit of Epidemiology, Shanghai, China
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Injury Control Research Center, Department of Community Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States
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Department of International Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States
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Department of International Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States
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WHO Collaborating Centre for Research in Human Reproduction Unit of Epidemiology, Shanghai, China
Abstract
Objectives: To estimate smoking prevalence and identify correlates of smoking initiation among rural-urban migrant workers. Study design: Subjects were 4198 rural-urban migrant workers, aged 18 years and older, residing in three Chinese cities. Methods: Participants were identified through multistage quota sampling. They were asked about their migration history, pre-migration and post-migration smoking status, employment and home life. Analyses were conducted using Chi-squared test and multiple logistic regression. Results: Overall, smoking prevalence was higher subsequent to migration (28.4%) compared with before migration (20.8%) (P < 0.01). Initiation of daily smoking was associated with gender [odds ratio (OR) 0.02]; high school or greater education (OR 0.48; vs elementary school or lower); having a monthly personal income of 1000-1999 Yuan (OR 2.60), 2000-2999 Yuan (OR 3.08) or ≥3000 Yuan (OR 4.04) (vs <500 Yuan US$ 1 = 7.5 Yuan); and history of migration to three cities (OR:1.65) or four or more cities (OR 2.80) (vs one city). Initiation of occasional smoking was only associated with gender (OR 0.11). Solitude was the primary situational trigger for smoking initiation. Conclusions: A migratory lifestyle is associated with smoking initiation. Findings could inform the design of tobacco control programmes that would target Chinese rural-urban migrant workers as a special population. © 2009 The Royal Society for Public Health.
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-70649093795&doi=10.1016%2fj.puhe.2009.09.021&partnerID=40&md5=2d45a48aff47456d2d0b742cf71cfc6a
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2009.09.021
ISSN: 00333506
Cited by: 41
Original Language: English