Background: Tobacco use contributes significantly to the diseases burden in India. Very few
tobacco users spontaneously quit. Therefore, beginning 2002, a network of 19 tobacco …

BACKGROUND With the emergence of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco
Control, globally the use of tobacco has decreased notably, although, it still requires efforts …

Methods An exploratory study was planned between the months of January–February 2013
in Odisha among primary care physicians working in government set up. This exploratory …

Objective Smoking cessation interventions are underutilized in the surgical setting. We
aimed to systematically identify the barriers and facilitators to smoking cessation in the …

Tobacco abuse is a major preventable cause of premature death and disease, including
various cancers. The Global Adult Tobacco Survey India (GATS) 2009-10 revealed that …

ABSTRACT Introduction: In India, the proportion of death that can be attributed to tobacco
use is expected to increase from 1.4% in 1990 to 13.3% in 2020. Health care professionals …

Background: The increasing use of tobacco among youths warrants the need for dental
health professionals to effectively provide tobacco cessation counselling (TCC) in the office …

Background: One of the prime causes of illness and premature death is smoking. Almost
50% of smokers attempt to quit the habit; however, at most, 2%–3% achieve success. The …

Background: Tobacco use has profound health consequences globally. Dentists with
positive attitudes towards tobacco cessation counselling show minimal involvement in …

Methods: The study was conducted among the dental practitioners of Raipur district,
Chhattisgarh state (India). The sampling frame comprised of the dental practitioners …