Trends and patterns of second-hand smoke exposure amongst the non-smokers in India-A secondary data analysis from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) I & …

M Verma, S Kathirvel, M Das, R Aggarwal, S Goel - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Objectives The primary objective of the present study was to compare the prevalence and
patterns of second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure in the home, workplace, public places, and …

Secondhand smoke exposure at home and public places among smokers and non-smokers in India: findings from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey 2016–17

JP Tripathy - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020 - Springer
Secondhand smoke (SHS) accounts for 0.9 million deaths and 24 million disability adjusted
life years (DALYs) annually. Nearly 30% of adults in India are exposed to SHS in India. To …

Urban–rural differentials in the factors associated with exposure to second-hand smoke in India

A Singh, N Sahoo - BMJ open, 2013 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives This study aims to investigate the role of different factors associated with
exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS) in the workplace and home in the urban and rural …

Exposure to tobacco smoke among adults in Bangladesh

KM Palipudi, DN Sinha, S Choudhury… - Indian journal of …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To examine exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS) at home, in workplace, and in
various public places in Bangladesh. Materials and Methods: Data from 2009 Global Adult …

Exposure to tobacco secondhand smoke and its associated factors among non-smoking adults in smoking-restricted and non-restricted areas: findings from a …

KH Lim, CH Teh, MHN Mohamed, S Pan, MY Ling… - BMJ open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Secondhand smoke (SHS) has been associated with increased morbidity and
mortality. Therefore, the aims of the paper are to assess SHS exposure among non-smoking …

Second-hand smoke: a neglected public health challenge

RJ Singh, PG Lal - Indian journal of public health, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) causes an estimated 5% of the global burden of
disease, slightly higher than the burden from direct use of tobacco. This review highlights the …

Correlates of exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) at home among non-smoking adults in Bangladesh: findings from the ITC Bangladesh survey

AS Abdullah, P Driezen, G Sansone, N Nargis… - BMC pulmonary …, 2014 - Springer
Background Exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) is a serious global public health
problem. Understanding the correlates of SHS exposure could guide the development of …

A cross-country comparison of secondhand smoke exposure among adults: findings from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS)

BA King, SA Mirza, SD Babb… - Tobacco …, 2013 - tobaccocontrol.bmj.com
Objective Exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) from burning tobacco products causes
disease and premature death among non-smoking adults and children. The objective of this …

Secondhand smoke exposure among non smoking adults in two Nigerian cities

OO Desalu, CC Onyedum, OO Adewole… - Annals of African …, 2011 - ajol.info
Background: Tobacco control policy can only succeed if the burdens of smoking are known.
The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and correlates of secondhand …

Exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke among adults in Myanmar

AA Sein, MMT Htike, DN Sinha… - Indian Journal of …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Background: Second-hand smoke (SHS) is a threat to people's health particularly in South-
East Region including Myanmar. Aim: To describe the exposure to SHS among the adult …