Prevalence of tobacco smoking among school teachers in Botswana
Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2013 Background Tobacco is a leading cause of death worldwide, and nearly 80% of all smokers live in low to middle income countries. Previous research has suggested that smoking rates vary by occupation, with relatively low rates commonly seen among educators.
Patience N Erick, Derek R Smith
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Impact of Scottish smoke-free legislation on smoking quit attempts and prevalence [PDF]
, 2011 <p><b>Objectives:</b> In Scotland, legislation was implemented in March 2006 prohibiting smoking in all wholly or partially enclosed public spaces. We investigated the impact on attempts to quit smoking and smoking prevalence.</p>
Daniel F. Mackay +13 more
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'Imported risk' or 'health transition'? Smoking prevalence among ethnic German immigrants from the Former Soviet Union by duration of stay in Germany - analysis of microcensus data [PDF]
, 2010 Reiss K, Spallek J, Razum O. 'Imported risk' or 'health transition'? Smoking prevalence among ethnic German immigrants from the Former Soviet Union by duration of stay in Germany - analysis of microcensus data. International Journal for Equity in Health.
Katharina Reiss +8 more
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Prevalence and correlates of smoking among urban adult men in Bangladesh: slum versus non-slum comparison [PDF]
, 2009 Khan MH, Khan A, Krämer A, Mori M. Prevalence and correlates of smoking among urban adult men in Bangladesh: slum versus non-slum comparison. BMC Public Health.
Khan Aklimunnessa +11 more
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Smoking prevalence and economic crisis in Brazil
Revista de Saúde Pública, 2021 OBJECTIVE: To estimate the impact of the 2015–2018 economic crisis on tobacco consumption in Brazil. METHODS: This is an interrupted time series analysis conducted with data from 27 cities collected by VIGITEL, using linear regression models to account for first-order autocorrelation.
Luis Eugenio de Souza +5 more
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Smoking, cessation and expenditure in low income Chinese: cross sectional survey [PDF]
, 2007 Background: This study was carried-out to explore smoking behaviour and smoking expenditure among low income workers in Eastern China to inform tobacco control policy.
Jun, YX +7 more
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Predictors of smoking relapse in a cohort of adolescents and young adults in Monastir (Tunisia)
Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2013 Background Smoking prevalence in adolescents and young adults is substantially elevated in Tunisia. Moreover, there is a lack of knowledge regarding the effectiveness and associated factors in smoking cessation interventions among adolescents and young ...
Sana El Mhamdi +5 more
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BMC Public Health, 2022 Background Studies have suggested that some US adult smokers are switching away from smoking to e-cigarette use. Nationally representative data may reflect such changes in smoking by assessing trends in cigarette and e-cigarette prevalence. The objective
Floe Foxon +3 more
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Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2016 Introduction In recent years, a significant progress has been achieved globally in reduction of smoking among physicians and nurses, however, in some countries the smoking prevalence of health professionals is maintained at very high levels, without ...
Stavri Zinonos +4 more
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Smoking patterns in Ghanaian civil servants: changes over three decades. [PDF]
, 2009 The number of smokers in developing countries is expected to increase as markets in high income countries begin to decline and multinational tobacco companies shift their marketing efforts to lower income countries.
Leon, David A +5 more
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