Prevalence and factors that influence smokeless tobacco use among adults in pastoralist communities of Borena zone, Ethiopia: mixed method study [PDF]
Background Deaths due to tobacco consumption are on the rise, from 5.4 million in 2005 to 6.4 million in 2015 and 8.3 million in 2030 of which more than 80% will be in developing countries. Smokeless tobacco use is a significant cause of disease.
Edao Etu, Desta Gemeda, Mamusha Hussen
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Factors Associated with Smokeless Tobacco Use among Pregnant Women in Rural Areas of the Southern Terai, Nepal [PDF]
Background: Tobacco use among women during pregnancy leading to poor maternal and child health outcomes has been well documented. However, factors influencing use of smokeless tobacco in Nepal has not yet been well established.
Jitendra Kumar Singh +6 more
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Beyond the brotherhood: Skoal Bandits' role in the evolution of marketing moist smokeless tobacco pouches. [PDF]
Background:Since 2006, "snus" smokeless tobacco has been sold in the U.S.. However, U.S. Smokeless Tobacco (USST) and Swedish Match developed and marketed pouched moist snuff tobacco (MST) since 1973.
Hendlin, Yogi H +3 more
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A systematic review of transitions between cigarette and smokeless tobacco product use in the United States [PDF]
Background Smokeless tobacco use is becoming an increasingly important public health issue in the US and may influence cigarette smoking behavior. Systematic information on transitions between smokeless tobacco and cigarette use in the US
Benjamin J Apelberg +3 more
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IntroductionEvidence on smokeless tobacco use is scarce among indigenous communities, with the available literature based either on a specific tribe or on a particular region. Therefore, we aimed to estimate the prevalence of smokeless tobacco and assess
Ritik Agrawal +6 more
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A Model for the Prediction of Tobacco Temperature and Oxygen Profiles in Warehouse Aging Process
A mathematical model on the temperature and oxygen profiles for the tobacco warehouse aging process was formulated and solved by numeric analysis. The model parameters were obtained using the non-linear regression method by fitting several years measured
Zheng Y, Chipley J, Dow A, Midgett C
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Tobacco Usage and Serum Cotinine: A Hospital Based Study [PDF]
Introduction: Tobacco usage is mainly in the form of smoking and smokeless tobacco. Some studies commented that smokeless tobacco has high nicotine and toxic effect, but the studies with depictive data have been limited.
Vaishali Satyajeet Pawar +3 more
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Tobacco use among people living with HIV : analysis of data from Demographic and Health Surveys from 28 low-income and middle-income countries [PDF]
Background: Tobacco use among people living with HIV results in excess morbidity and mortality. However, very little is known about the extent of tobacco use among people living with HIV in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Ahmad +44 more
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Trends in smokeless tobacco use in the us workforce: 1987-2005
The primary aim was to examine whether increasing workplace smoking restrictions have led to an increase in smokeless tobacco use among US workers. Smokeless tobacco exposure increases the risk of oral cavity, esophageal, and pancreatic cancers, and ...
Noella A. Dietz +7 more
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A preliminary study of smokeless tobacco on cardio-respiratory fitness
Background: Smokeless tobacco has been advocated as a substitute for cigarette smoking. On the contrary, the use of smokeless tobacco is fraught with health risk and needs to be discouraged.
Amrith Pakkala +2 more
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