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Declining trends in smokeless tobacco use among Indian women: findings from global adult tobacco survey I and II

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2021
Smokeless Tobacco (SLT) use is culturally rooted and more acceptable among women in India. SLT is a significant risk for oral cancers and has other adverse health outcomes on women’s general as well as reproductive health.
S. Ghosal, A. Sinha, S. Kanungo, S. Pati
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Microbiology of the American Smokeless Tobacco

open access: yesApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2021
Smokeless tobacco products (STP) contain diverse microbial communities that contribute to the formation of harmful chemical byproducts. This is concerning since 300 million individuals around the globe are users of smokeless tobacco. Significant evidence
A. Rivera, R. Tyx
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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

open access: yesBMC Medicine, 2020
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; hence, there is a need to highlight its distinct health impact.
K. Siddiqi   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Digital marketing of smokeless tobacco: A longitudinal analysis of exposure and initiation among young adults

open access: yesAddictive Behaviours, 2021
Objectives: This study examines the relationships between recall of exposure to digital marketing of smokeless tobacco, via the internet and social media, and subsequent initiation of smokeless tobacco use one-year follow-up, among young adult never ...
S. Clendennen   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Protection from exposure to second hand SLT use in public places - spitting a public health concern or a public nuisance?

open access: yesTobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background Until 1990, spitting was an offence in United Kingdom carrying a £5 fine. Spitting was also banned in other developed countries especially in Europe early in the 20 th Century as a preventive measure against tuberculosis and later to maintain
Amit Yadav   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Urgent need for implementing media education campaigns and health warnings in Parties with high burden of SLT use

open access: yesTobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background The FCTC country reports indicate that 70% of the reporting parties have implemented Article 12 in their jurisdictions. The MPOWER Report 2015 also indicates that nearly 40% of the Parties conducted at least one anti-tobacco national mass ...
Amit Yadav   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Reasons for Using Smokeless Tobacco: A Review

open access: yesIranian Journal of Public Health, 2021
Background: Smokeless tobacco use is a public health problem in some parts of the world. The major objective of this study was to investigate the reasons and factors of consumption.
M. Solhi   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Global Policy progress in Article 16 of WHO FCTC on cigarettes (CIG) and smokeless tobacco (SLT)

open access: yesTobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background Article 16 of WHO FCTC focuses upon limiting the supply and exposure of tobacco products to Minors. Implementation of Article 16 has been researched by few local and regional studies, primarily focusing on Cigarettes.
Shekhar Grover   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Implementing effective pricing and taxation measures for prevention and control of smokeless tobacco

open access: yesTobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background There are approximately 346 million adult smokeless tobacco (SLT) users in the world dominated by the South-East Asian region accounting for nearly 86%. India alone accounts for 67% of the SLT users in the world.
Amit Yadav   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Correlation between smokeless tobacco (Gutkha) and biomarkers of oxidative stress in plasma with cardiovascular effects

open access: yesHeliyon, 2021
Tobacco products are widely consumed around the world in smoking and smokeless tobacco (SLT) forms. Analysis of smokeless tobacco consumption suggested that the effects of nicotine and tobacco-specific N-nitrosamines, the main ingredients of smokeless ...
F. Shaik   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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