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Bruno Bonnechère, Kadari CissĂ©, TiĂ©ba Millogo, Gautier H. OuĂ©draogo, Franck Garanet, Mariam A. Ouedraogo, Gabriela Boyle, SĂ©kou Samadoulougou, Seni Kouanda, Fati Kirakoya-Samadoulougou
 

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Background: Tobacco is a leading preventable cause of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Studies characterizingthe prevalence of tobacco use in low-income countries are lacking. This study describes the prevalence of tobaccouse in Burkina Faso and its associated factors.Methods: Data from the 2013 Burkina Faso World Health Organization (WHO) Stepwise approach to Surveillance(STEPS) were analyzed. The prevalence of any tobacco product use, cigarette smoking, and other tobacco use wascalculated. Logistic regression analyses identified factors associated with tobacco use. Overall, 4691 people wereincluded in this analysis.Results: The prevalence of any tobacco use was 19.8% (95% CI: 18.4–21.2). Tobacco use was higher for men (29.2%[27.0–31.5]) than women (11.8% [10.3–13.4]). The prevalence of smoked tobacco was 11.3% (10.3–12.4), with asignificantly higher prevalence among men (24.5% [22.1–27.0]) than women (0.1% [0.01–0.3]). The overallprevalence of other tobacco use was 8.9% (7.4–10.7), with lower values for men (5.6% [4.1–7.2]) compared towomen (11.7% [9.4–14.1]). Tobacco smoking among men was significantly associated with an increased age andalcohol consumption. The analysis of risk factors for other tobacco use stratified by gender showed that age,education, residence, and alcohol consumption were significantly associated with consumption for women, andage and alcohol consumption for men.Conclusion: Tobacco use is common in Burkina Faso. To effectively reduce tobacco use in Burkina Faso, acomprehensive tobacco control program should consider associated factors, such as gender, age, and alcoholconsumption.

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