Analysis of tobacco consumption, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru

• Autores: Hernández-Vásquez, Akram, Visconti-Lopez, Fabriccio J., Vargas-Fernández, Rodrigo
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2022
• Institución: Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas
• Repositorio: UPC-Institucional
• Lenguaje: inglés
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorioacademico.upc.edu.pe:10757/669134
• Enlace del recurso: http://hdl.handle.net/10757/669134
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: COVID-19; Peru; tobacco consumption

Tobacco consumption is a global health problem that has caused more than 200 million deaths in the last 30 years1. A decrease in global prevalence has been reported in the last two decades due to cost-effective strategies to reduce morbidity and mortality by this cause2. Despite this, 80% of tobacco consumption is observed in low- and middle-income countries3. Several countries report a decrease in tobacco consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic4,5. However, to date, it remains unknown whether these findings are similar in South American countries.