Tobacco consumption and non-communicable diseases in Ghana; Identifying accentuating factors and further evidence from 2014 Ghana demographic and health survey

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dc.contributor.authorBrathwaite Rachel
dc.contributor.authorAddo Juliet
dc.contributor.authorOwusu-Dabo Ellis
dc.contributor.authorAmoah Stephen
dc.contributor.authorGalbete Cecilia....et al
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-05T16:43:15Z
dc.date.available2023-12-05T16:43:15Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionThis article is published by Plos One and is also available at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0177291
dc.description.abstractlthough the prevalence of smoking is low in Ghana, little is known about the effect of migra tion on smoking. Comparing Ghanaians living in their country of origin to those living in Europe offers an opportunity to investigate smoking by location of residence and the associ ations between smoking behaviours and migration-related factors. Methods Data on a relatively homogenous group of Ghanaians living in London (n = 949), Amsterdam (n = 1400), Berlin (n = 543), rural Ghana (n = 973) and urban Ghana (n = 1400) from the cross-sectional RODAM (Research on Obesity & Diabetes in African Migrants) study were used. Age-standardized prevalence rates of smoking by location of residence and factors associated with smoking among Ghanaian men were estimated using prevalence ratios (PR: 95% CIs). Results Current smoking was non-existent among women in rural and urban Ghana and London but was 3.2% and 3.3% in women in Amsterdam and Berlin, respectively. Smoking prevalence was higher in men in Europe (7.8%) than in both rural and urban Ghana (4.8%): PR 1.91: 95% CI 1.27, 2.88, adjusted for age, marital status, education and employment
dc.description.sponsorshipKNUST
dc.identifier.citationBrathwaite R, Addo J, Kunst AE, Agyemang C, Owusu-Dabo E, de-Graft Aikins A, et al. (2017) Smoking prevalence differs by location of residence among Ghanaians in Africa and Europe: The RODAM study. PLoS ONE 12(5): e0177291
dc.identifier.uri10.1371/journal.pone.0177291
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.knust.edu.gh/handle/123456789/14628
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherPLOS ONE
dc.titleTobacco consumption and non-communicable diseases in Ghana; Identifying accentuating factors and further evidence from 2014 Ghana demographic and health survey
dc.typeArticle
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