作者
Davies Adeloye, Asa Auta, Ademola Fawibe, Muktar Gadanya, Nnenna Ezeigwe, Rex G Mpazanje, Mary T Dewan, Chiamaka Omoyele, Wondimagegnehu Alemu, Michael O Harhay, Isaac F Adewole
发表日期
2019/12
来源
BMC Public Health
卷号
19
页码范围
1-14
出版商
BioMed Central
简介
Background
National smoking cessation strategies in Nigeria are hindered by lack of up-to-date epidemiologic data. We aimed to estimate prevalence of tobacco smoking in Nigeria to guide relevant interventions.
Methods
We conducted systematic search of publicly available evidence from 1990 through 2018. A random-effects meta-analysis and meta-regression epidemiologic model were employed to determine prevalence and number of smokers in Nigeria in 1995 and 2015.
Results
Across 64 studies (n = 54,755), the pooled crude prevalence of current smokers in Nigeria was 10.4% (9.0–11.7) and 17.7% (15.2–20.2) for ever smokers. This was higher among men compared to women in both groups. There was considerable variation across geopolitical zones, ranging from 5.4% (North-west) to 32.1% (North-east …
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