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Mortality Attributable to Second Hand Smoking in Morocco: 2012 Results of a National Prevalence Based Study
Nabil Tachfouti1, Adil Najdi, Badiaa Lyoussi
1Laboratory of Epidemiology, Clinical Research and Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Sidi Mohammed ben Abdallah Fez Morocco
Purpose:
To estimate the number of deaths attributable to second hand smoking (SHS) in Morocco in 2012.
Materials And Methods:
prevalence based study focusing on mortality from ischaemic heart disease (IHD) and lung cancer among non-smokers aged 35 and over. Prevalence of SHS among never smokers was gathered from a national cross sectional survey on tobacco and population attributable risk (PAR) was calculated by applying PARs to mortality. The analyses were stratified by sex, age and area of exposure.
Results:
Rates for exposure to SHS among men aged 35-64 years ranged from 20.0% at home to 57.4% at work. Among non-smoking Moroccans aged 35 and over, 233 (IC: 147 - 246) deaths were attributable to exposure to SHS; 156 (IC: 100 - 221) in women and 77 (IC: 44 -125) in men. A total of 173 (122 - 222) deaths were estimated to have been caused by exposure only at home, 34 (9 - 76) by exposure only at the work place and 26 (15 - 58) by exposure both at home and work places. Exposure to SHS could be responsible for 182 (128 - 237) deaths from IHD and 51 (19 - 109) from lung cancer.
Conclusions:
These data confirm that SHS needs urgent attention in Morocco.
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