Aarón Rebollar Álvarez1,2, Cristina Nuez Vicente3, Adelaida Lozano Polo4,5, Mónica Pérez Ríos6, Elena Pola Ferrández1,2, Ana Mª Furió Martínez7, Olga Monteagudo Piqueras4, Regina Dalmau González-Gallarza8, Julio Doncel Barrera1,2, Soledad Justo Gil1, Julia Rey Brandariz6, Carmen González Carreño5, Cristina Gómez-Chacón Galán1. 1. Subdirección General de Promoción, Prevención y Calidad. Dirección General de Salud Pública. Ministerio de Sanidad. Madrid. España. 2. Asistencia técnica TRAGSATEC en el Ministerio de Sanidad. Madrid. España. 3. Servicio de Drogodependencias y otras adicciones. Dirección General de Salud Pública, Consumo y Cuidados. Gobierno de La Rioja. Logroño. España. 4. Servicio de Promoción y Educación para la Salud. Dirección General Salud Pública y Adicciones. Consejería de Salud. Región de Murcia. España. 5. Comité Nacional Para la Prevención del Tabaquismo (CNPT). España. 6. Área de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública. Facultad de Medicina. Universidad de Santiago de Compostela. España. 7. Centro de Salud Torrent 1. Valencia. España. 8. Servicio de Cardiología. Hospital Universitario la Paz. Madrid. Fundación IdiPaz. Facultad de Medicina. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. España.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: During the state of alarm and once the confinement decreed by the COVID-19 pandemic ended, a cross-sectorial study was carried out in Spain between May 4th and 22nd, 2020 by volunteers who completed a self-administered online survey. The objective of this study was to know how the confinement period affected the consumption of tobacco and other related products in the adult Spanish population. METHODS: The survey consisted of 18 questions concerning sociodemographic characteristics, the consumption of tobacco and other related products, exposure to secondhand smoke and perception of COVID-19 risk associated with consumption. Questions about tobacco and other related products were posed in order to compare consumption prior to and during confinement. The survey was completed by 17,017 people. The analysis of association of variables was carried out with T-student. Variable frequency analysis was performed with χ2. RESULTS: There was a reduction in the prevalence of daily tobacco smoking and no changes were observed in the products consumed in either period (6.73%). The prevalence of exposure to secondhand smoke at home during confinement among non-smokers decreased (61.83%). Most of survey respondents reported that tobacco and e-cigarette consumption increased the risk of contracting COVID-19 and suffering severe complications (39.09% and 31.80% respectively). CONCLUSIONS: During the COVID-19 lockdown in Spain, the tobacco consumption decreased. Also, secondhand smoke exposition reduces in Spain during this period.
OBJECTIVE: During the state of alarm and once the confinement decreed by the COVID-19 pandemic ended, a cross-sectorial study was carried out in Spain between May 4th and 22nd, 2020 by volunteers who completed a self-administered online survey. The objective of this study was to know how the confinement period affected the consumption of tobacco and other related products in the adult Spanish population. METHODS: The survey consisted of 18 questions concerning sociodemographic characteristics, the consumption of tobacco and other related products, exposure to secondhand smoke and perception of COVID-19 risk associated with consumption. Questions about tobacco and other related products were posed in order to compare consumption prior to and during confinement. The survey was completed by 17,017 people. The analysis of association of variables was carried out with T-student. Variable frequency analysis was performed with χ2. RESULTS: There was a reduction in the prevalence of daily tobacco smoking and no changes were observed in the products consumed in either period (6.73%). The prevalence of exposure to secondhand smoke at home during confinement among non-smokers decreased (61.83%). Most of survey respondents reported that tobacco and e-cigarette consumption increased the risk of contracting COVID-19 and suffering severe complications (39.09% and 31.80% respectively). CONCLUSIONS: During the COVID-19 lockdown in Spain, the tobacco consumption decreased. Also, secondhand smoke exposition reduces in Spain during this period.
Authors: Heba Jafar Sabbagh; Wafaa Abdelaziz; Maryam Quritum; Nada AbuBakr AlKhateeb; Joud Abourdan; Nafeesa Qureshi; Shabnum Qureshi; Ahmed H N Hamoud; Nada Mahmoud; Ruba Odeh; Nuraldeen Maher Al-Khanati; Rawiah Jaber; Abdulrahman Loaie Balkhoyor; Mohammed Shabi; Morenike Oluwatoyin Folayan; Omolola Alade; Noha Gomaa; Raqiya Alnahdi; Nawal A Mahmoud; Hanane El Wazziki; Manal Alnaas; Bahia Samodien; Rawa A Mahmoud; Nour Abu Assab; Sherin Saad; Sondos G Alhachim; Maha El Tantawi Journal: Front Public Health Date: 2022-07-22