The global impact of tobacco control policies on smokeless tobacco use: a systematic review

A Chugh, M Arora, N Jain, A Vidyasagaran… - The Lancet Global …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Smokeless tobacco, used by more than 300 million people globally, results in
substantial morbidity and mortality. For smokeless tobacco control, many countries have …

Global burden of disease due to smokeless tobacco consumption in adults: an updated analysis of data from 127 countries

K Siddiqi, S Husain, A Vidyasagaran, A Readshaw… - BMC medicine, 2020 - Springer
Background Smokeless tobacco (ST) is consumed by more than 300 million people
worldwide. The distribution, determinants and health risks of ST differ from that of smoking; …

The FRESHAIR4Life study: Global implementation research on non-communicable disease prevention targeting adolescents' exposure to tobacco and air pollution in …

CM Hoffman, A Versluis, S Chirila, BJ Kirenga… - npj Primary Care …, 2024 - nature.com
The FRESHAIR4Life study aims to reduce the non-communicable disease (NCD) burden by
implementing preventive interventions targeting adolescents' exposure to tobacco use and …

Priorities and opportunities for palliative and end of life care in United Kingdom health policies: a national documentary analysis

KE Sleeman, A Timms, J Gillam, JE Anderson… - BMC Palliative Care, 2021 - Springer
Background Access to high-quality palliative care is inadequate for most people living and
dying with serious illness. Policies aimed at optimising delivery of palliative and end of life …

Behavior Change Intervention for Smokeless Tobacco Cessation Delivered Through Dentists in Dental Settings: A Pragmatic Pilot Trial

S Rasool, R Holliday, Z Khan, F Dobbie… - Nicotine and Tobacco …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Introduction Evidence on smokeless tobacco (ST) cessation interventions is scarce. The
South Asian (SA) region that shares more than 90% of the burden of ST use is grossly …

Characterization of oral bacterial composition of adult smokeless tobacco users from healthy Indians using 16S rDNA analysis

A Srivastava, SD Mishra, D Verma - Microbial ecology, 2021 - Springer
The present investigation is aiming to report the oral bacterial composition of smokeless
tobacco (SLT) users and to determine the influence of SLT products on the healthy Indian …

Smokeless Tobacco Cessation Support in Dental Hospitals in Pakistan: dentists and Dental patients' perspectives on current practices, support needed, and …

S Rasool, F Dobbie, F Ahmad, Z Khan… - Nicotine and …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Introduction Despite evidence on the effectiveness of tobacco cessation interventions in
dental settings, the implementation remains low, especially for smokeless tobacco (ST). The …

[HTML][HTML] Policy priorities for strengthening smokeless tobacco control in Bangladesh: A mixed-methods analysis

R Huque, Z Al Azdi, A Sheikh, JS Ahluwalia… - Tobacco Induced …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
METHODS We analyzed secondary data from the two rounds (2009 and 2017) of The
Global Adult Tobacco Survey, estimated ST-related disease burden, and conducted a …

The association between smoking and smokeless tobacco use with dental caries among Pakistani patients

MA Khan, T Vichayanrat, Y Ngoenwiwatkul - BMC Oral Health, 2024 - Springer
Background Tobacco use is widely recognised as a significant risk factor for oral cancer and
periodontal diseases. However, the relationship between various types of tobacco use and …

Predictors of quitting smoking behavior: evidence from Pakistan

AU Khan, A Shah, MT Majeed, S Ahmad - Environmental Science and …, 2024 - Springer
This study attempts to identify factors that significantly encourage the cessation of smoking in
the context of Pakistan. The study distributes a modified questionnaire among 421 …