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Women and smoking

A Amos1

  • 1Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, UK.

British Medical Bulletin
|January 1, 1996
PubMed
Summary

Smoking is a major preventable cause of premature death for women globally. Addressing this requires gender-specific tobacco control policies to combat targeted marketing and reduce female smoking rates.

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Gender Studies
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Smoking causes over 500,000 female deaths annually, yet remains under-addressed as a women's health issue.
  • Cigarette smoking is often wrongly perceived as primarily a male problem, even in countries with rising female smoking rates.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the critical need for increased attention to smoking among women globally.
  • To analyze smoking patterns, trends, and influencing factors in women compared to men.
  • To examine tobacco industry strategies targeting women and inform effective tobacco control.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current global smoking patterns and trends among women.
  • Comparative analysis of factors influencing smoking uptake and cessation in women versus men.
  • Examination of tobacco marketing strategies targeting the female demographic.
  • Case studies from countries with long histories of female smoking.

Main Results:

  • Women are a key target demographic for the tobacco industry, utilizing specific marketing tactics.
  • Understanding gender differences in smoking behavior is crucial for effective interventions.
  • Countries with higher rates of female smoking face significant public health challenges.

Conclusions:

  • Tobacco control policies must integrate gender-specific and gender-sensitive strategies.
  • Effective interventions require targeted research, public policy, legislation, and education.
  • Reversing the tobacco epidemic among women necessitates a comprehensive, gender-informed approach.

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