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INTRODUCTION:
Different forms of tobacco such as cigarettes, water pipe, chewing paan, gutka and naswar are used in Pakistan. According to Global Adult Tobacco Survey (2014), overall prevalence of tobacco use in Pakistan is 19.1% (23.9 million adults). 7 out of 10 adults and 5 out of 10 children are
Second-hand smoking (SHS) is a health hazard to infants and children, in whom it is associated with lower respiratory tract infections, wheezing, cough, middle ear infections and sudden infant death syndrome. With a population of 1.2 billion, China is the world's largest producer and consumer of
Cigarette smoking among African American women in Arkansas is nearly double the prevalence for African American women in the United States. Historical trends show increasing lung cancer mortality among African American Arkansan women. Further, secondhand (SHS) exposure is highest among African
With a globally growing number of smokers, up to about half of men and one tenth of women are becoming smokers and relatively few stopping, especially in Mainland China.
It has been proved that tobacco is responsible for even more deaths and diseases. Smokers have two to three times mortality in
With a globally growing number of smokers, up to about half of men and one tenth of women are becoming smokers and relatively few stopping, especially in Mainland China.
It has been proved that tobacco is responsible for even more deaths and diseases. Smokers have two to three times mortality in
Child secondhand smoke exposure (SHSe) is a significant public health problem that has been linked to asthma, acute respiratory illnesses, otitis, and SIDS, and is associated with increased risk of cancers, cardiovascular disease, and behavior problems. This project will test the effectiveness of a
About 90% of nonsmoking people in the US are exposed to ETS. More than 50 chemicals identified in ETS have been found to cause cancer and exposure has been linked to heart disease in adults and SIDS, ear infections and numerous respiratory problems, including asthma in children. In 2007, the
The overall focus of the proposed concept submitted by the George Washington University Medical Center investigators is "The Efficacy of NRT to Reduce the Risk of Nicotine Exposure in Pregnant Minority Smokers." Prenatal smoke exposure to the fetus and environmental tobacco smoke exposure of infants