Global burden of ischemic heart disease and attributable risk factors, 1990–2017: A secondary analysis based on the global burden of disease study 2017

F Wang, Y Yu, S Mubarik, Y Zhang, X Liu… - Clinical …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Objective To estimate the burden of ischemic heart disease (IHD) stratified by gender, age,
geographic location, and social-demographic status for 21 regions across the world from …

Estimated and projected prevalence of tobacco smoking in males, Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2000-2025

H Fouad, A Commar, R Hamadeh, F El-Awa… - Eastern Mediterranean …, 2021 - apps.who.int
Background: Three global reports published by the World Health Organization (‎ WHO)‎ report
trends in the prevalence of tobacco smoking from 2000 to 2025 based on data from national …

[HTML][HTML] State of the literature discussing smoke-free policies globally: A narrative review

JA Teed, MO Robichaud, M Duren… - Tobacco induced …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Despite the success of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), most
jurisdictions in the world do not have policies that create 100% smoke-free environments in …

Epidemiology of tobacco use in Qatar: prevalence and its associated factors

A AlMulla, R Mamtani, S Cheema, P Maisonneuve… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Tobacco use is a serious public health concern as it causes various deleterious health
problems. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of tobacco use and various …

Implementation of tobacco control measures in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, 2008–2020

SS Monshi, J Ibrahim - Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background The World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on
Tobacco Control (FCTC) was developed to assist nations in reducing the demand and …

Global implementation of tobacco demand reduction measures specified in framework convention on tobacco control

H Hiilamo, S Glantz - Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Introduction The world's first global health treaty, WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco
Control (FCTC) aims to reduce tobacco product demand by focusing on tobacco taxes …

Smoking cessation services in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: highlights and findings from the WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2019

A Al Mulla, NH Yassoub, D Fu, F El Awa… - Eastern Mediterranean …, 2020 - apps.who.int
The report aimed to review and assess the status of tobacco cessation services in the
Eastern Mediterranean Region (‎ EMR)‎. Nearly 70% of people in the Region have legal …

Characteristics of flavored and non-flavored waterpipe tobacco users: a real-world setting study

M Ebrahimi Kalan, M Abazari, Z Ben Taleb… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
We aimed to compare sociodemographic characteristics, smoking patterns, beliefs and
perceptions, nicotine dependence, and psychological indicators between flavored waterpipe …

Smoking prevalence in the eastern Mediterranean region

H Fouad, A Commar, RR Hamadeh, F El Awa… - Eastern Mediterranean …, 2020 - apps.who.int
Background: Three global reports issued by the World Health Organization (‎ WHO)‎ track and
report on trends in the prevalence of tobacco smoking from 2000 to 2025 based on data …

The status of tobacco control in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: progress in the implementation of the MPOWER measures

F El Awa, D Bettcher, JA Al Lawati… - Eastern Mediterranean …, 2020 - apps.who.int
Background: The World Health Organization (‎ WHO)‎ MPOWER measures are a set of highly
effective tobacco control measures drawn from the WHO Framework Convention on …