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Smoking Enigma in Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Tug of War between Predisposition and Possible Way Out

Tobacco Use Insights, 2021
Background: The recent global inclination for smoking during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has drawn attention to the impact of smoking on COVID-19.
Nadira Naznin Rakhi, Ritu Biswas
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Beliefs Toward Smoking and COVID-19, and the Pandemic Impact on Smoking Behavior and Quit Intention: Findings from a Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Jordan

Tobacco Use Insights, 2021
Background The relationship between smoking and coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is still topical with mixed epidemiological evidence. However, the pandemic may affect people’s beliefs toward smoking as well as their smoking behavior and quit ...
Ala’a B. Al-Tammemi MD, MPH, Muna Barakat PhD, Dua’a Al Tamimi MSN, BSN, Sami A. Alhallaq MD, Dima M. Al Hasan BSc, Ghena M. Khasawneh MD, Khalil Abu Naqera MD, MPH, Raghad M. Jaradat MD, Fadi W. Farah MD, Hindya O. Al-Maqableh MSc, Alaa Abuawad PhD, Bayan Othman MSc, Zeinab Tarhini BSc, MPH, Hamza Odeh MD, Moawiah Khatatbeh PhD, Amal Akour PhD, Musheer A. Aljaberi PhD, László Róbert Kolozsvári MD, MBA, PhD   +17 more
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Smokeless Tobacco Use and Religiousness [PDF]

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2009
Although smoking shows a strong negative association with religiousness, no studies have appeared of use of smokeless tobacco (ST) and religiousness. To assess an association of use of ST and religiousness, data from 9,374 men aged 17 years and over with complete data on self-reported frequency of attendance at religious services and use of smokeless ...
Gillum, Frank, Obisesan, Thomas O., Jarrett, Nicole C.   +2 more
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Participant experiences with a text message and contingency management intervention for alcohol use during pregnancy and lactation in Cape Town, South Africa

Addiction Science & Clinical Practice
Background The Western Cape region of South Africa has one of the highest global rates of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), underscoring the urgent need for effective interventions. This qualitative study, designed as a process evaluation, explores
Lesley-Ann Erasmus-Claassen, Noluthando Mpisane, Petal Petersen Williams, Felicia A. Browne, Bronwyn Myers, Wendee M. Wechsberg, Charles D. H. Parry, Shantae N. Taylor, Yukiko Washio   +8 more
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Prevalence of tobacco use among 15-20 years old college students in Bengaluru city

Journal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry, 2015
Introduction: Tobacco use in children and adolescents is reaching pandemic levels. The World Health Organization predicts that India will have the fastest rate of rise in deaths attributable to tobacco in the productive years of adult life, as a ...
Vasudha Sharma, S S Hiremath, Manjunath Puranik, Shweta Somasundara   +3 more
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"It's Not Too Aggressive": Key Features of Social Branding Anti-Tobacco Interventions for High-Risk Young Adults. [PDF]

, 2021
Purpose. Peer crowd-targeted campaigns are a novel approach to engage high-risk young adults in tobacco use prevention and cessation. We elicited the perspectives of young adult key informants to understand how and why two social branding interventions ...
Ling, Pamela M, McQuoid, Julia, Toledo, Gabriela   +2 more
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Associations between childbirth, gang exposure and substance use among young women in Cape Town, South Africa

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
The prevalence and influence of gangs on adolescents and young adults remain a concern in Western Cape, South Africa—particularly as they have one of the largest gang presence.
Felicia A. Browne, Tara Carney, Bronwyn Myers, Courtney Peasant Bonner, Wendee M. Wechsberg   +4 more
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Disparities in Tobacco Smoking by Sex and Employment Status: Results from South Africa’s First Global Adult Tobacco Survey

Social Sciences
Background/Objectives: Tobacco smoking is a cause of premature death and illness globally. This study examined the prevalence and factors associated with tobacco smoking among South African adults according to sex, education, and employment status among ...
Catherine O. Egbe, Portia Nevhungoni, Mukhethwa Londani   +2 more
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Tobacco Use Among the Youth in India: Evidence From Global Adult Tobacco Survey-2 (2016-2017)

Tobacco Use Insights, 2020
Background: Worldwide, tobacco use is a serious public health concern affecting the youth. A vast majority of tobacco users start using tobacco well before the age of 18 years which has enormous psychosocial and health effects.
Shekhar Grover, Tanu Anand, Jugal Kishore, Jaya Prasad Tripathy, Dhirendra N Sinha   +4 more
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The "Canone Inverso": when tobacco was not so bad. A Look Back at the Primordial Debate on the tobacco effects in the Occupational Medicine [PDF]

, 2018
AIM: The article provides an overview on the beginning and evolutions of medical observations on tobacco induced diseases between Eighteenth and Nineteenth century.
Gulino, Matteo, Iorio, Silvia, Licata, Marta, Marinozzi, Silvia   +3 more
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