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...
Amina Khan, Rumana Huque, Sarwat Shah, Jagdish Kaur et al.
INTRODUCTION: Almost a fifth of the world's tobacco is consumed in smokeless form. Its consumption is particularly common in South Asia, where an increasing array of smokeless tobacco (SLT) products is widely available. Mindful of the growing public health threat from SLT, a group of international a...
Alexander Jarde, Eugenia Romano, Saima Afaq, Asma Elsony et al.
Objectives Co-occurrence of tuberculosis (TB) with other chronic conditions (TB multimorbidity) increases complexity of management and adversely affects health outcomes. We aimed to map the prevalence of the co-occurrence of one or more chronic conditions in people with TB and associated health risk...
Mukesh Dherani, Syeda Nosheen Zehra, Cath Jackson, Veena Satyanaryana et al.
BACKGROUND: Second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure during pregnancy is associated with poor pregnancy and foetal outcomes. Theory-based behaviour change interventions (BCI) have been used successfully to change smoking related behaviours and offer the potential to reduce exposure of SHS in pregnant women....
Sahil Khan Warsi, Helen Elsey, Melanie Boeckmann, Maryam Noor et al.
BACKGROUND: Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are disproportionately impacted by interacting epidemics of tuberculosis (TB) and tobacco consumption. Research indicates behavioural support delivered by health workers effectively promotes tobacco cessation. There is, however, a paucity of train...
Kamran Siddiqi, Katy Scammell, Rumana Huque, Amina Khan et al.
INTRODUCTION: Most South Asian countries are signatories to the WHO Framework Convention for Tobacco Control (FCTC). However, there is little information on the extent to which FCTC standards are effectively implemented for controlling smokeless tobacco (SLT)-used by over 250 million people in the r...
Rebecca King, Sahil Khan Warsi, Amanda Amos, Sejal B. Shah et al.
Second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure is high among UK Bangladeshi and Pakistani populations, reflecting higher male smoking prevalence and fewer home smoking restrictions than the general population. The Muslim Communities Learning About Second-hand Smoke (MCLASS) study explored the feasibility and acce...
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...
Masuma Pervin Mishu, Faraz Siddiqui, Radha Shukla, Mona Kanaan et al.
INTRODUCTION: Tobacco uptake in adolescents is associated with a range of predictors. We examined the predictors of cigarette smoking, smokeless tobacco (ST) consumption, and use of both ST and cigarettes among adolescents in four South Asian countries. METHODS: We analyzed the Global Youth Tobacco ...
Jacquie L. Bay, Rosemary Hipkins, Kamran Siddiqi, Rumana Huque et al.
The rising global burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) has heightened awareness of the necessity for primary risk prevention programmes. These aim to facilitate long-term behaviour changes in children and adolescents that can reduce NCD risk factors and disease onset in later-life. School-based...
Kamran Siddiqi, Ada Keding, Anna‐Marie Marshall, Omara Dogar et al.
Background Despite treatment, patients with tuberculosis (TB) who smoke have poorer outcomes compared with non-smokers. It is unknown, however, if quitting smoking during the 6 months of TB treatment improves TB outcomes. Methods The TB & Tobacco Trial was a double-blind, placebo-controlled rand...
Sarwat Shah, Mona Kanaan, Rumana Huque, Aziz Sheikh et al.
INTRODUCTION: We report on second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure based on saliva cotinine levels among children in Bangladesh-a country with laws against smoking in public places. METHODS: A survey of primary school children from two areas of the Dhaka district was conducted in 2015. Participants complet...
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...
Noreen Dadirai Mdege, Caroline Fairhurst, Tarana Ferdous, Catherine Hewitt et al.
Second-hand smoke (SHS) is a serious health hazard costing 890,000 lives a year globally. Women and children in many economically developing countries are worst affected as smoke-free laws are only partially implemented and homes remain a major source of SHS exposure. There is limited evidence on in...