Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most prevalent chronic adult
diseases, with significant worldwide morbidity and mortality. Although long-term tobacco …

Abstract Introduction The Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) is the global standard for
systematically monitoring adult tobacco use and tracking key tobacco control indicators …

Background The beneficial effects of smoking cessation on the progression of COPD are
well established. Nevertheless, many patients with COPD continue to smoke. Methods In …

Smoking cessation significantly reduces risk of smoking-related diseases and mortality. This
study aims to determine the prevalence and factors associated with attempts to quit and …

This study aimed to measure changes in socioeconomic inequalities in smoking and
smoking cessation due to the 2006 smoking ban in Luxembourg. Data were derived from the …

Aim: Smoking initiation is considered the fundamental behaviour that determines the future
health burden of tobacco smoking in a society. The aim of the study was to evaluate the …

METHODS We used the Ethiopian 2016 Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) data (n=
10150). GATS is a nationally representative household survey that collects data on …

Aim To identify cognitive, behavioural and psychosocial factors associated with successful
and maintained quit smoking status after patients received smoking cessation intervention …

Tütün kullanımının yaygınlığı giderek artmakta olup; tıbbi, sosyal ve ekonomik açıdan önemli
bir sorun olmaya devam etmektedir. Tütün kullanımı, insanların normal yaşam süresini …

Abstract Having 21.9 million adult smokers, Bangladesh ranks among the top ten heaviest
smoking countries in the world. Correlates of unsuccessful smoking cessation remain …