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01-12-2017 | Original Paper

Smoking Prevalence Among Users of Primary Healthcare Units in Brazil: The Role of Religiosity

Authors: Edson Zangiacomi Martinez, Flávia Masili Giglio, Natalia Akemi Yamada Terada, Anderson Soares da Silva, Miriane Lucindo Zucoloto

Published in: Journal of Religion and Health | Issue 6/2017

Abstract

The objective of this cross-sectional study is to examine the association between religious involvement and tobacco use in a large representative sample of users of primary healthcare units of Ribeirão Preto, Southeast Brazil. Current and past smoking habits were determined among 1055 users of primary healthcare units. Participants’ religiosity was measured using the DUREL questionnaire. The prevalence of smoking among men was 16.8% [95% confidence interval (CI) 12.0–22.5] and among women was 12.6% (95% CI 10.4–15.0). Among the current smokers, 40.9% were light smokers, 24.6% were moderate smokers, and 34.5% were heavy smokers. The mean number of cigarettes smoked per day was 13.5. Respondents who have a religion had a lower smoking prevalence than people who had no religion. Current smoking prevalence tended to be higher among people who do not practice their religion than people who practice their religion. Smoking status is also associated with self-reported religiosity, organizational religious activity and some aspects of intrinsic religiosity. Religiosity is an important factor in influencing the smoking behavior in Brazilian users of the public health services.

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Title: Smoking Prevalence Among Users of Primary Healthcare Units in Brazil: The Role of Religiosity
Authors: Edson Zangiacomi Martinez
Flávia Masili Giglio
Natalia Akemi Yamada Terada
Anderson Soares da Silva
Miriane Lucindo Zucoloto
Publication date: 01-12-2017
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Religion and Health / Issue 6/2017
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-017-0389-x

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