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Published in: BMC Public Health 1/2011

Open Access 01-12-2011 | Research article

Nicotine Dependence among Rural-Urban Migrants in China

Authors: Junqing Wu, Tingzhong Yang, Ian RH Rockett, Rui Xing, Sejla Karalic, Yuyan Li, Yufeng Zhang

Published in: BMC Public Health | Issue 1/2011

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Abstract

Background

The complex mechanism of nicotine dependency makes it challenging to evaluate dependence or progress towards dependence. The aim of this study was to estimate nicotine dependence levels and identify determinants of dependence among Chinese rural-urban migrants.

Methods

Multi-stage systematic sampling was used to select 4,198 rural-urban migrants aged 18 years or older from three metropolises in China. A structured questionnaire was administered during face-to-face interviews. Nicotine dependence among participants was assessed by means of the six-item Mandarin Chinese Version of the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence (CFTND). Determinants of dependence were analyzed using multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA).

Results

Among 4,198 participants, estimated current, daily, and occasional smoking rates were 28.3%, 21.2%, and 7.1%, respectively. The CTFND score for the 894 daily smokers was 3.39(SD: 2.32). MANOVA showed that work type, age at first migration, length of migration, and number of cities ever lived were associated with nicotine dependence.

Conclusion

A migratory lifestyle is associated with nicotine dependence. Results could inform the design of tobacco control programs that target Chinese rural-urban migrant workers as a special at-risk population.
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Metadata
Title
Nicotine Dependence among Rural-Urban Migrants in China
Authors
Junqing Wu
Tingzhong Yang
Ian RH Rockett
Rui Xing
Sejla Karalic
Yuyan Li
Yufeng Zhang
Publication date
01-12-2011
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Public Health / Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-296

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