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Prevalence of smokeless tobacco use among adults in WHO South-East Asia
Author Affiliations
World Health Organization Regional Office for South-East Asia, Institute of Public Health, Healis Sekhsaria Institute For Public Health
Published InIndian Journal of Cancer
Year2012
Citations116
Abstract
Smokeless tobacco (SLT) use is an understudied problem in South-East Asia. Information on SLT use among the adult population was collected from various available sources. SLT use prevalence varies among countries in the region. The prevalence of SLT use is known for all countries at national level in the region with the exception of Bhutan and DPR Korea. For Bhutan, data pertains to Thimphu only. There is no available data on SLT use for DPR Korea. Using all available data from Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, SLT use was found to be higher among males as compared to females; however, in Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Thailand, SLT use was higher among females as compared to males. Among males, prevalence…
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