<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><sec id="j_sjph-2017-0021_s_333_w2aab2b8c17b1b7b1aab1c16b1Aa"><h3>Introduction</h3><p>Tobacco use continues to be the leading global cause of preventable death. Most of these deaths occur in low and middle-income countries, and this trend is expected to widen further over the next several decades. The overall objective of the study is to describe and analyse the smoking behaviours of adults in Kosova.</p></sec><sec id="j_sjph-2017-0021_s_334_w2aab2b8c17b1b7b1aab1c16b2Aa"><h3>Methods</h3><p>According to the STEPs methodology, 6,400 respondents, aged 15 - 64 years, are selected randomly within each sex and 10-year age-group. Out of 6,400 participants, 6,117 were selected, which is approximately 95.6%.</p></sec><sec id="j_sjph-2017-0021_s_335_w2aab2b8c17b1b7b1aab1c16b3Aa"><h3>Results</h3><p>The prevalence of smoking was higher among males (37.4%) compared with females (19.7%). In all age groups, the prevalence of smoking was higher among males compared with females. Regarding the age group of 15 - 24 years, the prevalence of smoking was 16.0%, but in the age group of 25 - 34 years, it nearly doubled to the rate of 31.9%. We have a smaller increase in the age group of 35 - 44 years, and after the age of 45, it falls gradually.</p></sec><sec id="j_sjph-2017-0021_s_336_w2aab2b8c17b1b7b1aab1c16b4Aa"><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>The prevalence of smoking in Kosova is high compared with other countries in Eastern Europe. In future decades, Kosova will face a high probability of an increased burden of smoking-related diseases.</p></sec></abstract>

IntroductionTobacco use continues to be the leading global cause of preventable death. Most of these deaths occur in low and middle-income countries, and this trend is expected to widen further over the next several decades. The overall objective of the study is to describe and analyse the smoking behaviours of adults in Kosova.MethodsAccording to the STEPs methodology, 6,400 respondents, aged 15 - 64 years, are selected randomly within each sex and 10-year age-group. Out of 6,400 participants, 6,117 were selected, which is approximately 95.6%.ResultsThe prevalence of smoking was higher among males (37.4%) compared with females (19.7%). In all age groups, the prevalence of smoking was higher among males compared with females. Regarding the age group of 15 - 24 years, the prevalence of smoking was 16.0%, but in the age group of 25 - 34 years, it nearly doubled to the rate of 31.9%. We have a smaller increase in the age group of 35 - 44 years, and after the age of 45, it falls gradually.ConclusionsThe prevalence of smoking in Kosova is high compared with other countries in Eastern Europe. In future decades, Kosova will face a high probability of an increased burden of smoking-related diseases.

Smoking behaviors in Kosova: Results of steps survey

Slovenian Journal of Public Health

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KADILSKO VEDENJE NA KOSOVU: REZULTATI ANKETE STEPS

IntroductionTobacco use continues to be the leading global cause of preventable death. Most of these deaths occur in low and middle-income countries, and this...

Smoking behaviors in Kosova: Results of steps survey

Article Category: Original scientific article

Published Online: May 26, 2017

Page range: 158 - 165

Received: Oct 31, 2016

Accepted: Mar 13, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjph-2017-0021

Keywords
prevalence, smoking, Kosova, adults

© National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Smoking behaviors in Kosova: Results of steps survey

Article Category: Original scientific article

Published Online: May 26, 2017

Page range: 158 - 165

Received: Oct 31, 2016

Accepted: Mar 13, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjph-2017-0021

Keywordsprevalence, smoking, Kosova, adults

© National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
prevalence, smoking, Kosova, adults