ReviewCurrent addiction reports2017
A Policy Perspective on the Global Use of Smokeless Tobacco.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Health effects associated with chewing tobacco: a Burden of Proof study.Nature communications · 2024Pooled it
- The invisible enemy: A systematic review and meta-analysis of maternal smokeless tobacco use as a risk factor for low birth weight.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- Global Patterns and Prevalence of Dual and Poly-Tobacco Use: A Systematic Review.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2021Pooled it
- Developing a theory-based health education intervention to prevent adolescent students from smokeless tobacco use.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Demographics and psychosocial determinants of quit intention among oral smokeless tobacco users: an analytical cross-sectional study in Saudi Arabia.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Conducting tobacco control surveys among schoolchildren in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan: A feasibility study.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Tobacco use in Haiti: findings from demographic and health survey.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Prevalence and correlates of nicotine dependence among the construction site workers at IGIMS, Patna.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2022Article
- Beyond Gutka: Evidence of Illegal Smokeless Tobacco in Rural and Semi-urban Areas in India.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2022Article
- Smokeless tobacco consumption and its association with tobacco control factors in the Western Pacific Region: results from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey 2015-2019.Epidemiology and health · 2022Article
- Toxic effects of smokeless tobacco on female reproductive health: A review.Current research in toxicology · 2022Review
- Smokeless Tobacco Initiation, Use, and Cessation in South Asia: A Qualitative Assessment.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2021Article
- The Market for Bidis, Smokeless Tobacco, and Cigarettes in India: Evidence From Semi-Urban and Rural Areas in Five States.International journal of public health · 2021Article
- The ultra-structural, metabolomic and metagenomic characterisation of the sudanese smokeless tobacco 'Toombak'.Toxicology reports · 2021Article
- Global impact of tobacco control policies on smokeless tobacco use: a systematic review protocol.BMJ open · 2020Article
- White paper on smokeless tobacco & women's health in India.The Indian journal of medical research · 2020Article
- Addressing smokeless tobacco use and building research capacity in South Asia (ASTRA).Journal of global health · 2020Article
- Impact of the WHO FCTC on non-cigarette tobacco products.Tobacco control · 2019Article
- Setting research priorities in smokeless tobacco control: A retrospective review.The Indian journal of medical research · 2018Review
- Why smokeless tobacco control needs to be strengthened?Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer CenterArticle
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Abstract
backgroundGlobally, over 300 million people consume diverse smokeless tobacco (ST) products. They are addictive, cause cancer, increased cardiovascular mortality risks and poor pregnancy outcomes. PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To identify gaps in implementing key ST demand-reduction measures, focused literature reviews were conducted and findings synthesized according to relevant WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) Articles. RECENT
findingsThe literature supports implementation of ST demand-reduction measures. For taxation, labelling and packaging, most administrations have weaker policies for ST than cigarettes. Capacity to regulate ST contents and offer cessation support is lacking. There is poor compliance with bans on ST advertising, promotion and sponsorship. SUMMARY: The literature on implementation of WHO FCTC for ST is limited. Although strengths of ST demand-control activities are currently identifiable from available literature, full implementation of FCTC is lacking. A wider evidence-based response to WHO FCTC is proposed, particularly for countries facing the greatest disease burdens.
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