Smoking attitude of roma population in Hungary

Abstract

The Roma consists of a large ethnic minority in several Central Europe and likewise contribute the high prevalence of smoking habits. The aim is to understand the smoking attitude of Roma in Hungary and to explore the differences between them and the general population and to compare the trend to previous data. The prevalence of smoking is significantly higher and the support for tobacco preventive programs is lower in Roma population. There is no much change in their smoking behaviour comparing to previous data. The harmful smoking behaviour of Roma population is elucidated somewhat by their lower educational levels and their cultural belief of cigaretes