| Title |
Social Determinants of Smoking in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Results from the World Health Survey
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, May 2011
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0020331 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Ahmad Reza Hosseinpoor, Lucy Anne Parker, Edouard Tursan d'Espaignet, Somnath Chatterji |
| Abstract |
Tobacco smoking is a leading cause of premature death and disability, and over 80% of the world's smokers live in low- or middle-income countries. The objective of this study is to assess demographic and socioeconomic determinants of current smoking in low- and middle-income countries. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 205 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | <1% |
| Rwanda | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 201 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 32 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 28 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 25 | 12% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 23 | 11% |
| Researcher | 17 | 8% |
| Other | 39 | 19% |
| Unknown | 41 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 60 | 29% |
| Social Sciences | 22 | 11% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 17 | 8% |
| Psychology | 10 | 5% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 9 | 4% |
| Other | 33 | 16% |
| Unknown | 54 | 26% |