Using behaviour change interventions to decrease tobacco use in Nepal
An overview of findings from a behaviour change intervention that helped 37% of smokers to quit
Abstract
Tobacco use is a growing challenge and a public health concern in Nepal, especially in urban areas and amongst the young population. Tobacco use increases the risk of communicable and non-communicable diseases, and contributes to morbidity and mortality. It is a learned behaviour that results in a physical addiction to nicotine for the majority of smokers. Stopping smoking can be difficult for many individuals and many studies show that counselling and medicine helps people quit smoking. Increasing motivation has been identified as an important part of treating tobacco addiction as it increases smokers’ willingness to quit.
This research is supported by the Department for International Development’s COMDIS–HSD Programme which is led by the University of Leeds
Citation
COMDIS. Using behaviour change interventions to decrease tobacco use in Nepal. COMDIS-HSD Research Brief (2014)
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