The prevalence of cigarette smoking, e-cigarette use and heated tobacco use among police employees in Poland: a 2020 cross-sectional survey

• Authors: Mateusz Jankowski , Mariusz Gujski , Jarosław Pinkas , Dagmara Opoczyńska-Świeżewska , Edyta Krzych-Fałta , Aleksandra Lusawa , Waldemar Wierzba , Filip Raciborski

Abstracts

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ObjectivesUniformed services such as police employees are exposed to acute and chronic stressful events at work that may lead to tobacco use. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of cigarette smoking, e-cigarette use and heated tobacco use among police employees in Poland, and to investigate personal characteristics associated with tobacco or e-cigarette use.Material and MethodsThis cross-sectional study was carried out in June–July 2020 on a randomly selected sample of 8789 police employees from the Mazowieckie Province, Poland.ResultsCompleted questionnaires were obtained from 5082 police employees (79.2% being police officers) with an overall response rate of 57.8%. Smoking ≥100 cigarettes or similar amounts of other tobacco products was declared by 54.6% of the respondents, with significant differences (p < 0.001) between males (56.8%) and females (50.3%). Daily cigarette smoking was declared by 19.5% of the respondents, and 13.4% were occasional cigarette smokers. Daily e-cigarette use was declared by 3.1% of the respondents, and 3.2% were occasional e-cigarette users. Daily heated tobacco use was declared by 2.6% of the respondents, and 2.9% were occasional heated tobacco users. Higher odds of occasional cigarette smoking were observed among men compared to women (OR = 1.254, 95% CI: 1.009–1.558), and among the participants aged 20–29 years (OR = 7.982, 95% CI: 3.066–20.775) or 30–44 years (OR = 3.730, 95% CI: 1.44–9.599) vs. those aged ≥60 years. Higher odds of occasional e-cigarette use were observed among the participants aged 20–29 years (OR = 4.554, 95% CI: 1.213–17.101) vs. those aged 60 years. Police employees with office-based work had lower odds of daily cigarette smoking vs. those with fieldwork (OR = 0.726, 95% CI: 0.55–0.946). Police officers had higher odds of daily heated tobacco use compared to civil workers (OR = 3.362, 95% CI: 1.325–8.534). Conclusions The authors observed a marked proportion of police employees who declared occasional tobacco or e-cigarette use, which may indicate the common social smoking phenomenon in this occupational group.

Keywords

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tobacco; smoking; epidemiology; police; e-cigarettes; heated tobacco use

• Publisher: Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. dra Jerzego Nofera w Łodzi
• Journal: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
• Year: 2021
• Volume: 34
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 629-645

Dates

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2021

Contributors

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Mateusz Jankowski

• Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland (School of Public Health)

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Mariusz Gujski

• Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland (Department of Prevention of Environmental Hazards and Allergology)

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Jarosław Pinkas

• Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland (School of Public Health)

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Dagmara Opoczyńska-Świeżewska

• Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland (Department of Prevention of Environmental Hazards and Allergology)

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Edyta Krzych-Fałta

• Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland (Department of Prevention of Environmental Hazards and Allergology)

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Aleksandra Lusawa

• Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland (Department of Prevention of Environmental Hazards and Allergology)

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Waldemar Wierzba

• Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
• University of Humanities and Economics in Łódź, Warsaw, Poland (UHE Satellite Campus in Warsaw)

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Filip Raciborski

• Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland (Department of Prevention of Environmental Hazards and Allergology)

Identifiers

DOI

10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01805

Biblioteka Nauki

2095503