Abstract Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan, with their total
population of more than 1,500 million, make up the subcontinent of South Asia. Despite …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity
in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) including Bangladesh. But no systematic …

Background Monitoring inequalities in non communicable disease risk factor prevalence
can help to inform and target effective interventions. The prevalence of current daily …

Introduction The association between education and wealth, as fundamental determinants of
health, and smoking is well-established. Yet, social inequalities have received little attention …

Despite the high prevalence of smokeless tobacco (SLT) use among adults in Bangladesh,
SLT was not included in the Tobacco Control Law till 2013. Information on SLT use among …

Tobacco is already the world's leading cause of preventable death, claiming over 5 million
lives annually, and this toll is rising. Even though effective tobacco control policies are well …

Objective To examine the perceived effectiveness of text and pictorial smokeless tobacco
health warnings in India and Bangladesh, including different types of message content …

Background We recently reported that the main reason for the documented higher
prevalence of arsenic-related skin lesions among men than among women is the result of …

Despite scientific evidence about the harmful effects of smokeless tobacco (SLT), it is widely
used in Bangladesh. This study explored perceptions about health effects of SLT use …

Background Smoking is one of the leading causes of premature death particularly in
developing countries. The prevalence of smoking is high among the general male …