The absolute socioeconomic inequity attributable to smoking

Fé Fernández Hernández (1)
(1) , Cuba

Abstract

Background.Smoking has several consequences over the society and the economy at same time. Because of smoking smokers are reducing the life quality and life expectation too. That is the main cause of absolute socioeconomic inequity attributable to smoking.


Objective.To characterize the absolute socioeconomic inequity attributable to smoking.


Matherials and methods. Were used several theorical methods as the inductive – deductive and the comparative too. As empirical method was used the bibliographic research.


Results.Smoking is the main cause of the existence of this particular inequity form. That’s why to eliminate the absolute socioeconomic inequity attributable to smoking is necessary focus the attention in the reduction of the tobacco consumption intensity as main explicative variable for personal smoker demand of health services because of smoking.


Conclusions. The absolute socioeconomic inequity attributable to smoking is showed by mortality and morbidity too. In both case the strategic to reduce the tobacco consumption must focus the attention as main way to control, reduce and eliminate the absolute socioeconomic inequity attributable to smoking

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Fé Fernández Hernández
fefh@infomed.sld.cu (Primary Contact)
Hernández, F. F. . (2021). The absolute socioeconomic inequity attributable to smoking. Journal of Medical Care Research and Review, 4(5). https://doi.org/10.15520/mcrr.v4i5.132
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