A comparison of self-reported to cotinine-detected smoking status among adults in Georgia

ConclusionsTo the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that the validity of the STEPS self-reported tobacco indicator has been tested. Self-reported measures of smoking status may lead to an under-estimation of smoking prevalence among Georgian adults, especially women. These findings suggest that integration of biochemical measures of smoking into tobacco use studies may be an important investment.
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research