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Publikováno v:
EClinicalMedicine, Vol 47, Iss , Pp 101401- (2022)
Summary: Background: The tobacco product landscape continues to change. No recent data for electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use have been reported for multiple countries based on nationally representative surveys. We examined prevalence of e-cigare
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/8a0d0e8de03545cea29e2d6608d6dec9
Autor:
Muhammad Jami Husain, Mandeep Virk-Baker, Mark Parascandola, Bazlul Haque Khondker, Indu B. Ahluwalia
Publikováno v:
Annals of Global Health, Vol 82, Iss 5, Pp 749-759 (2017)
BackgroundThe tobacco epidemic in Bangladesh is pervasive. Expenditures on tobacco may reduce money available for food in a country with a high malnutrition rate.ObjectivesThe aims of the study are to quantify the opportunity costs of tobacco expendi
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/5e93f314d29c4087ad4b560d75a59f3b
Publikováno v:
Tobacco Induced Diseases, Vol 17, Iss February (2019)
Introduction Hardened smokers are those who do not want to quit, or find it very difficult to quit. This study assessed the prevalence and predictors of hardened smokers in 19 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Methods We used nationally repr
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/51a754f16d21418d8419976b111e09f4
Autor:
Lazarous Mbulo, Toker Erguder, Hoang Van Minh, Luz Myriam Reynales Shigematsu, Sarunya Benjakul, Agnes Segarra, Krishna M. Palipudi, Indu B. Ahluwalia
Publikováno v:
Tobacco Induced Diseases, Vol 16, Iss 1 (2018)
Background Quitting tobacco use can reduce smokers' risks for disease and premature death. We used the trans-theoretical behavior change model to examine temporal differences in readiness to quit smoking among adults in five countries. Methods We
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/49cbca644da046b1b414b40ea7f7ec2c
Autor:
Caryn Bern, Allen W. Hightower, Rajib Chowdhury, Mustakim Ali, Josef Amann, Yukiko Wagatsuma, Rashidul Haque, Katie Kurkjian, Louise E. Vaz, Moarrita Begum, Tangin Akter, Catherine B. Cetre-Sossah, Indu B. Ahluwalia, Ellen Dotson, W. Evan Secor, Robert F. Breiman, James H. Maguire
Publikováno v:
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 11, Iss 5, Pp 655-662 (2005)
Since 1990, South Asia has experienced a resurgence of kala-azar (visceral leishmaniasis). To determine risk factors for kala-azar, we performed cross-sectional surveys over a 3-year period in a Bangladeshi community. By history, active case detectio
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/183dd43e81ca4f8292fa736d5d2ef903
Autor:
Brian C. Castrucci, MA, Leticia E. Piña Carrizales, MD, Denise V. D’Angelo, MPH, Jill A. McDonald, PhD, Hillary Foulkes, MPH, Indu B. Ahluwalia, PhD, Ginger L. Gossman, PhD, Juan Acuña, MD, MSc, Tracy Erickson, RD, LD, Kathy Clatanoff, RN, MSN, Kayan Lewis, PhD, Gita Mirchandani, PhD, MPH, Brian Smith, MD
Publikováno v:
Preventing Chronic Disease, Vol 5, Iss 4 (2008)
IntroductionThe US-Mexico border region has a growing population and limited health care infrastructure. Preventive health behaviors such as breastfeeding ease the burden on this region’s health care system by reducing morbidity and health care cos
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/89c62b4988374f2db371d14c9d520eac
Autor:
Indu B. Ahluwalia, MPH, PhD, Catherine A. Okoro, MS, Tara W. Strine, MPH, Lisa C. McGuire, PhD, Earl S. Ford, MD, MPH
Publikováno v:
Preventing Chronic Disease, Vol 4, Iss 1 (2007)
IntroductionLittle is known about the relationship between healthy behaviors and the prevalence of chronic diseases in older adults with disabilities. This study examines the prevalence of selected healthy lifestyle behaviors related to chronic disea
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/9a83ef3a59ed426189ac54ddd623925a
Publikováno v:
Tobacco Control. 31:169-172
According to the WHO, the Region of the Americas has the second lowest tobacco use prevalence of any WHO region.1 WHO projections based on trends since 2000 indicate that the Region of the Americas, which includes both North and South America, is the
Publikováno v:
Salud Pública de México, Vol 59, Iss Supl.1 (2017)
Nearly six million people worldwide die from tobacco-attributable causes every year, making tobacco the leading cause of preventable disease and death. If current trends continue, tobacco use is expected to result in one billion deaths by the end of
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/5ec0daa60ea5450c8fd4aa701a85796a
Publikováno v:
Health Promotion Practice. 23:1083-1093
Background Five data-to-action workshops were conducted during 2016–2019 with participants from 38 countries. The purpose of the workshops is to use data to inform and disseminate tobacco prevention and control strategies. We evaluated the workshop