Epidemiological survey on smoking pattern of residents in rural community

ObjectiveTo investigate the smoking pattern of residents in Changzhou city,south of Jiangsu Province.MethodAcross-sectional study of smoking were carried out in over 20,000 persons aged 18 years and elder.Results The general prevalence rate of smoking was 30.0%,and smoking rate of male(68.4%)was much higher than that of female (1.7%).Male group aged 30 years or younger group had the lowest rate(45.7%),and 40～50 years group had the highest smoking rate(75.4%);farmers had the highest smoking rate(70.0%)and house workers had the lowest rate(26.1%).76.0% of the smokers started to smoke before 25 years old.88.5% of the smokers consumed much more 10 cigarettes per day.The quitting rate of smoking was 26.8% and 14.1% of them succeeded in giving up smoking.The passive smoking rate was 71.7%.ConclusionIt is necessary to strengthen health education for reducing the harm of tobacco in the rural area of Jiangsu Province.