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Smokeless Tobacco Initiation, Use, and Cessation in South Asia: A Qualitative Assessment
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Journal | Nicotine & tobacco research |
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Date | Accepted/In press - 10 Apr 2021 |
Date | E-pub ahead of print - 12 Apr 2021 |
Date | Published (current) - 1 Oct 2021 |
Issue number | 10 |
Volume | 23 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Pages (from-to) | 1801-1804 |
Early online date | 12/04/21 |
Original language | English |
INTRODUCTION: Smokeless tobacco (ST) is a significant South Asian public health problem. This paper reports a qualitative study of a sample of South Asian ST users. METHODS: Interviews, using a piloted topic guide, with 33 consenting, urban dwelling adult ST users explored their ST initiation, continued use, and cessation attempts. Framework data analysis was used to analyze country specific data before a thematic cross-country synthesis was completed. RESULTS: Participants reported long-term ST use and high dependency. All reported strong cessation motivation and multiple failed attempts because of ease of purchasing ST, tobacco dependency, and lack of institutional support. CONCLUSIONS: Interventions to support cessation attempts among consumers of South Asian ST products should address the multiple challenges of developing an integrated ST policy, including cessation services. IMPLICATIONS: This study provides detailed understanding of the barriers and drivers to ST initiation, use, and cessation for users in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan. It is the first study to directly compare these three countries. The insight was then used to adapt an existing behavioral support intervention for ST cessation for testing in these countries.
© The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco.
Project: Research project (funded) › Research
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