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More young women in the country are engaged in various forms of smoking on a daily basis than their male counterparts, a new survey by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed on the back of the rise in cancer, heart and lung-related diseases in recent times.<\/p>\n
It says, while traditional ciga\u00adrette smoking may be on the low, \u2018Shisha,\u2019 which is a heated tobacco product smoked through a water pipe, was rife particularly among persons 18 to 29 years, across the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cMore than half of current tobacco smokers report smoking on a daily basis. Among daily<\/p>\n
\u00a0smokers, 73.6 per cent smoked manufactured cigarette with indi\u00adviduals consuming three sticks of manufactured cigarettes per day on the average.<\/p>\n
Among daily smokers, young\u00ader persons began smoking at an earlier age compared to their older counterparts. The proportion of current smokers who smoke Shisha is 7.8 per cent, which is more prevalent among age group 18 to 29 years and highest among women,\u201d it revealed.<\/p>\n
Launched in Accra on Friday, the \u201cGhana STEPS Survey 2023\u201d is a household-based survey that collected data on the risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) to serve as a baseline for effective response and manage\u00adment.<\/p>\n
Sampling over 5,000 respon\u00addents across all 16 regions, the report exposed key findings on physical activity, dietary habits, car\u00addiovascular health, oral and mental wellbeing contributing to the NCD burden in order to help inform public messaging and shape health policies as Ghana strives to achieve universal health coverage and goal three of the Sustainable Develop\u00adment Goals (SDGs) by 2030.<\/p>\n
Principal Investigator and Deputy Director of Disease Surveillance at the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Dennis Laryea, who presented findings of the survey, expressed concern over the increasing rate of females smoking shisha in the country which holds dire consequences for the future.<\/p>\n
\u201cOnce females take up some\u00adthing, it\u2019s easier to drag the males along. And once we\u2019re seeing this in younger women, it also means that they are likely to grow up with it and that is a potential risk there for our development,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
Dr Laryea disclosed that while \u2018Shisha\u2019 may be portrayed as a trendy, favourable substance, it was highly harmful as it contained chemical which could be more dangerous to one\u2019s health due to the longer smoking sessions.<\/p>\n
The Public Health Specialist called for the strict enforce\u00adment of existing regulations on cigarette smoking in the country including implementing danger signs and warnings on cigarette packs, banning advertisement and erecting signage\u2019s to highlight the harmful effects of cigarette smoking.<\/p>\n
The Minister of Health, Dr Benard Oko Boye, in a speech read on his behalf, stated that the report would serve as a strong ad\u00advocacy tool for public education and resource mobilisation.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are committed to using this evidence to inform policy, and as a foundation for strong partnership aimed at strength\u00adening Ghana\u2019s healthcare system against the threat of NCDs,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
For his part, the WHO Coun\u00adtry Representative, Dr Frank Lule, said comprehensive strategies to address NCDs risk factors were crucial for mitigating the burden in the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe results of this survey will be key in evaluating Ghana\u2019s 2022-2027 Multi-sectoral Action Plan for NCDs and hope the rich data will be utilised effectively by both health and non-health actors to really design appropriate inter\u00advention which would ultimately reduce the NCDs burden in Ghana,\u201d he indicated.<\/p>\n
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