Kamran Siddiqi, Scheherazade Husain, Aishwarya Lakshmi Vidyasagaran, Anne Readshaw et al.
BACKGROUND: Smokeless tobacco (ST) is consumed by more than 300 million people worldwide. The distribution, determinants and health risks of ST differ from that of smoking; hence, there is a need to highlight its distinct health impact. We present the latest estimates of the global burden of disease...
Aastha Chugh, Monika Arora, Neha Jain, Aishwarya Lakshmi Vidyasagaran et al.
BACKGROUND: Smokeless tobacco, used by more than 300 million people globally, results in substantial morbidity and mortality. For smokeless tobacco control, many countries have adopted policies beyond the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, which has been instrumental in reducing smoking pr...
Omara Dogar, Ada Keding, Rhian Gabe, Anna‐Marie Marshall et al.
BACKGROUND: Smoking cessation is important in patients with tuberculosis because it can reduce the high rates of treatment failure and mortality. We aimed to assess the effectiveness and safety of cystine as a smoking cessation aid in patients with tuberculosis in Bangladesh and Pakistan. METHODS: W...
Zohaib Khan, Rumana Huque, Aziz Sheikh, Anne Readshaw et al.
INTRODUCTION: South Asia is home to more than 300 million smokeless tobacco (ST) users. Bangladesh, India and Pakistan as signatories to the Framework Convention for Tobacco Control (FCTC) have developed policies aimed at curbing the use of tobacco. The objective of this study is to assess the compl...
Omara Dogar, Deepa Barua, Melanie Boeckmann, Helen Elsey et al.
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Tuberculosis (TB) patients who quit smoking have much better disease outcomes than those who continue to smoke. In general populations, behavioural support combined with pharmacotherapy is the most effective strategy in helping people to quit. However, there is no evidence for t...
Anne Readshaw, Ravi Mehrotra, Masuma Pervin Mishu, Zohaib Khan et al.
ASTRA (Addressing Smokeless Tobacco Use and Building Research Capacity in South Asia) is a new Global Health Research Group funded by the UK’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The aim of ASTRA is to reduce the burden of disease caused by the use of smokeless tobacco in South Asian coun...
Monika Arora, Aastha Chugh, Neha Jain, Masuma Pervin Mishu et al.
INTRODUCTION: Smokeless tobacco (ST) was consumed by 356 million people globally in 2017. Recent evidence shows that ST consumption is responsible for an estimated 652 494 all-cause deaths across the globe annually. The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) was negotiated in 2003 and ra...
Melanie Boeckmann, Sahil Khan Warsi, Maryam Noor, Omara Dogar et al.
Smoking worsens tuberculosis (TB) outcomes. Persons with TB who smoke can benefit from smoking cessation. We report findings of a multi-country qualitative process evaluation assessing barriers and facilitators to implementation of smoking cessation behaviour support in TB clinics in Bangladesh and ...
Masuma Pervin Mishu, Kamran Siddiqi, Ann McNeill, Mona Kanaan et al.
<ns3:p> <ns3:bold>Background:</ns3:bold> Smokeless tobacco (ST) use is common among youth in South Asia where 85% of the world’s 300 million ST users live and use the most lethal ST forms. Little is known about the impact of tobacco control policies on the youth ST uptake in those countries. We plan...
Masuma Pervin Mishu, Cath Jackson, Ann McNeill, Suneela Garg et al.
Most of the world's 300 million smokeless tobacco (ST) users live in South Asia but ST policies for that region are poorly researched, developed and implemented. Longitudinal studies to understand the uptake and use of ST and smoking, and influences on these, such as health promotion strategies, are...
Jinshuo Li, Steve Parrott, Ada Keding, Omara Dogar et al.
OBJECTIVES: To assess the cost-effectiveness of cytisine over and above brief behavioural support (BS) for smoking cessation among patients who are newly diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in low-income and middle-income countries. DESIGN: An incremental cost-utility analysis was undertaken ...
Masuma Pervin Mishu, Kamran Siddiqi, Ann McNeill, Mona Kanaan et al.
<ns4:p> <ns4:bold>Background:</ns4:bold> Smokeless tobacco (ST) use is common among youth in South Asia where 85% of the world’s 300 million ST users live and use the most lethal ST forms. Little is known about the impact of tobacco control policies on the youth ST uptake in those countries. We plan...
Omara Dogar, Ada Keding, Rhian Gabe, Anna‐Marie Marshall et al.