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Publikováno v:
Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, Vol 5, Iss 3 (2019)
Approximately 90% of adults start smoking during adolescence, with limited studies conducted in low-and-middle-income countries where over 80% of global tobacco users reside. The study aims to estimate prevalence and identify predictors associated wi
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/c51ae8213d2a434aba549e8b47453add
Autor:
Bossman Asare, Daniel Owusu, Hadii M. Mamudu, Rijo M. John, Abdallah Ibrahim, Edward Brenya, Ahmed E.O. Ouma
Publikováno v:
Tobacco Induced Diseases, Vol 16, Iss 1 (2018)
Background Secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure continues to be a major problem across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Studies have called for immediate steps to address SHS exposure in SSA. Although several SSA countries are implementing smoke-free policies (
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/cf8f6ac42f214991b7c2086b5ef1f6cc
Autor:
Rijo M. John, Hadii M. Mamudu, Ahmed E.O. Ouma, James F. Thrasher, Daniel Owusu, Divya Pillendla, Abdallah Ibrahim, Sreenivas P. Veeranki
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Public Health. 62:63-72
To estimate prevalence and identify correlates of age of smoking initiation among adolescents in Africa. Data (n = 16,519) were obtained from nationally representative Global Youth Tobacco Surveys in nine West African countries. Study outcome was ado
Autor:
Hadii M. Mamudu, Maame Akyaa Duah, Pooja Subedi, Edith Koryo Wellington, John Rijo, Kwadwo Asante-Nkrobea Jnr, Ahmed E.O. Ouma, Wilfred Agbenyikey
Publikováno v:
Tobacco Induced Diseases, Vol 16, Iss 1 (2018)
Background Tobacco smoke contains around 70 known toxins and carcinogens. Worldwide, billions of nonsmokers, including children are exposed to secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS), contributing to over 600,000 annual deaths. Public smoking ban is an effect
Autor:
Bossman E. Asare, Liang Wang, Rijo M. John, Ahmed E.O. Ouma, Hadii M. Mamudu, Edward Brenya, Daniel Owusu, Abdallah Ibrahim
Publikováno v:
Tobacco Induced Diseases, Vol 16, Iss 1 (2018)
Background Tobacco use and tobacco-induced diseases are rapidly increasing in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Addressing this problem requires both tobacco use prevention and cessation. This study examined the rate of smoking cessation and assessed effects
Autor:
Rijo M. John, Abdallah Ibrahim, Ahmed E.O. Ouma, Daniel Owusu, Hadii M. Mamudu, Edward Brenya, Bossman E. Asare
Publikováno v:
Tobacco Induced Diseases, Vol 16, Iss 1 (2018)
Background Secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure continues to be a major problem across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Studies have called for immediate steps to address SHS exposure in SSA. Although several SSA countries are implementing smoke-free policies (S
Autor:
Abdallah Ibrahim, Rijo M. John, Daniel Owusu, Sreenivas P. Veeranki, Hadii M. Mamudu, Ahmed E.O. Ouma
Publikováno v:
American journal of preventive medicine. 51(6)
Introduction Though Africa is in Stage 1 of the tobacco epidemic, lack of effective public smoking laws or political will implies that secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure may be high in youth. The study objective is to estimate prevalence and identify de
Publikováno v:
American journal of public health. 105(9)
Objectives. We estimated the prevalence and determinants of secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure among nonsmoking adolescents in 9 West African countries. Methods. We conducted a pooled analysis with nationally representative 2006 to 2009 Global Youth Tob
Autor:
Rijo M. John, Sreenivas P. Veeranki, Ahmed E.O. Ouma, Hadii M. Mamudu, James L. Anderson, Shimin Zheng, Yan Cao, David M. Kioko
Publikováno v:
The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine. 56(2)
Purpose To estimate the prevalence of secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure among never-smoking adolescents and identify key factors associated with such exposure. Methods Data were obtained from nationally representative Global Youth Tobacco Surveys condu
Publikováno v:
BMC Public Health
Background The tobacco industry has globalized and tobacco use continues to increase in low- and middle-income countries. Yet, the data and research to inform policy initiatives for addressing this phenomenon is sparse. This study aims to estimate th