Current tobacco use and its associated factors among adults in a country with comprehensive ban on tobacco: findings from the nationally representative STEPS survey, Bhutan, 2014

Cross-sectional analytical study conducted among Bhutanese adults (18–69 years)

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
1 August 2016
Country:
Bhutan
Document Type:
Research Paper
Theme:
Health
Authors:
Gurung, M.S., Pelzom, Dorji., Dorji, Tandin., Drukpa, Wangchuk., Wangdi, Chador, et all

Abstract

Despite a comprehensive ban on cultivation, manufacture, distribution, and sale of tobacco products since 2004, surveys conducted in 2012 and 2013 reported high tobacco use in Bhutan

This research was supported by the UK Department for International Development’s Operational Research Capacity Building Programme led by the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease (The Union)

Citation

Mongal Singh Gurung, Dorji Pelzom, Tandin Dorji, Wangchuk Drukpa, Chador Wangdi, Palanivel Chinnakali Sonu Goel (2016) Current tobacco use and its associated factors among adults in a country with comprehensive ban on tobacco: findings from the nationally representative STEPS survey, Bhutan, 2014 Population Health Metrics (2016) 14:28 DOI 10.1186/s12963-016-0098-9

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Published 1 August 2016
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