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Psychology of tobacco use: Are anti-tobacco policies encouraging the use of smokeless tobacco? A cross-sectional study in an industrial township

open access: yesIndustrial Psychiatry Journal, 2017
Background: Anti-tobacco policies are focused on curbing smoking. Less attention is given to the use of smokeless tobacco use. This raises the concern whether these policies lead to increased use of smokeless tobacco use. The present study addresses this
Diptarka Karmakar, Amitav Banerjee
doaj   +1 more source

Social media use by leading US e-cigarette, cigarette, smokeless tobacco, cigar and hookah brands

open access: yesTobacco Control, 2020
Background Youth and young adults frequently use social media and are susceptible to tobacco use. This study is the first to provide a systematic overview of how leading tobacco product brands use popular social media platforms. Methods We identified 112
E. O'Brien   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Policy progress of health warnings on tobacco products as per Article 11 of WHO FCTC: a global analysis

open access: yesTobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background This paper evaluates the coverage and quality of global implementation of Article 11 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC), for Cigarettes (CIG) and Smokeless Tobacco (SLT).
Shekhar Grover   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Qualitative Study to Explore the Role of Health Workers in Reducing Smokeless Tobacco Consumption in India

open access: yesJournal of Health Technology Assessment in Midwifery, 2023
India is one of the largest smokeless tobacco consumers globally, leading to devastating health consequences. However, smokeless tobacco still remains poorly understood.
Neha Mehta
doaj   +1 more source

Tobacco chewing and associated factors among a vulnerable youth population in Sri Lanka

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2022
Background Tobacco in any form kills millions of people every year. Tobacco addiction among youth shows an increasing trend while smokeless type is becoming more common.
Manori Dhanapriyanka   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Smoking and smokeless tobacco use among urban women and men In Nepal

open access: yesTobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background Tobacco consumption causes diseases and can lead to death. Every year 16,000 deaths are attributable to tobacco smoking and smokeless tobacco in Nepal.
Bikesh Bajracharya
doaj   +1 more source

Smokeless tobacco and cardiovascular disease in low and middle income countries

open access: yesIndian Heart Journal, 2013
Smoking is an important cardiovascular risk factor, however, use of smokeless tobacco has not been well studied. Smokeless tobacco use is high in countries of South and Southeast Asia, Africa and Northern Europe.
Rajeev Gupta, Nishant Gupta, R.S. Khedar
doaj   +1 more source

Smokeless tobacco use and dental care utilization, using a National dataset

open access: yesAddictive Behaviors Reports, 2022
Background: Smokeless tobacco use has serious oral health consequences. The purpose of this current research is to determine the level of dental care utilization among individuals with smokeless tobacco use as compared with individuals who do not use ...
R. Constance Wiener
doaj   +1 more source

The Risk of Hypertension and Other Chronic Diseases: Comparing Smokeless Tobacco with Smoking

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2017
BackgroundIn the past, studies have compared smokeless tobacco and non-tobacco users for the risk of various chronic diseases. The differences in the risk of chronic diseases between smokeless tobacco user and smokers have not been explored.
Ankit Anand, Md Illias Kanchan Sk
doaj   +1 more source

Smokeless tobacco control in India: policy review and lessons for high-burden countries

open access: yesBMJ Global Health, 2020
We examined the magnitude of smokeless tobacco (SLT) use in India and identified policy gaps to ascertain the priorities for SLT control in India and other high SLT burden countries in the Southeast Asia region.
Amit Yadav   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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