ReviewInternational health2021
Burden, prevention and control of tobacco consumption in Nepal: a narrative review of existing evidence.
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- Navigating Nepal's health financing system: A road to universal health coverage amid epidemiological and demographic transitions.PloS one · 2025Article
- Global burden of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias attributable to smoking in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2021.PloS one · 2025Article
- Awareness and compliance with tobacco control policies among retailers near schools in Arghakhanchi, Nepal: A mixed- methods study.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Temporal Mortality Trends Attributable to Stroke in South Asia: An Age-Period-Cohort Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Assessment of Smoking Behaviour of Adolescents in Two Districts of Nepal and Implications of the MPOWER Policy Measures: A Mixed Method Study.JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association · 2024Article
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- Trends and determinants of clustering for non-communicable disease risk factors in women of reproductive age in Nepal.PloS one · 2024Article
- Global burden of stroke attributable to secondhand smoke in 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 2019: analysis of the global burden of disease study.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- Study of the prevalence of tobacco consumption among apparently healthy adult males in an urban area.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2023Article
- Burden and risk factors of chronic respiratory diseases in Nepal, 1990-2019: An analysis of the global burden of diseases study.Health science reports · 2023Article
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Abstract
Tobacco consumption is one of the major public health problems in the world. Annually, 27 100 premature deaths are attributed to tobacco-related diseases in Nepal. Despite enacting different policies and strategies, the prevalence of tobacco consumption is still high. This study aims to synthesize prevalence, factors associated with its consumption and the policy initiatives for prevention and control in Nepal. This review includes peer-reviewed studies retrieved from two databases (PubMed and EMBASE) and published from 2000 to 2018, and policy initiatives on tobacco prevention and regulations in Nepal. A total of 32 studies and 5 policy documents were reviewed. Findings suggest that tobacco consumption was higher among men, illiterates, older people, people living in rural and mountainous areas and those who initiated smoking as adolescents. Peer pressure and parental/family smoking were major contributing factors for tobacco initiation. Policy analysis showed that low excise tax, weak monitoring mechanisms, poor compliance to bans on the advertisement and promotion of tobacco, smoke-free zones and insufficient programs on tobacco cessation were the major factors behind weak implementation of tobacco-control policies. Hence, targeted and high-risk group tobacco-cessation interventions, increasing taxation and strict policy implementation are crucial for effective tobacco prevention and control in Nepal.
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