Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Introduction. Smoking tobacco is the first cause of deaths of men and second cause of deaths of women in Poland. The financial consequences reach 92 billion PLN annually. The new tobacco products gain their popularity especially among young adults, challenging public health and economy. Material and methods. An anonymous questionnaire has been conducted in two weeks of March 2024 among office workers in Poland. The survey was conducted using CAWI method. Participation was voluntary. Results. Two statistically significant differences were observed. The incident of smoking heated tobacco and dual smoking decreased with age. There was no statistically significant difference between sexes and choice of tobacco product. Conclusions. The studied population chose HTPs and dual smoking on a larger scale than in other studies. The workplace plays a significant role in a health promotion and should address the rising trend of smoking new tobacco products as well as dual smoking.
Source: Nowotwory Journal of Oncology
DOI: 10.5603/njo.102021
Author: Agata Olearczyk
Institution: SGH Warsaw School of Economics
Language: English
Subfield: Physiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4405569840