The Lifetime Health and Economic Burden of Smokeless Tobacco use in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan: Results From ASTRAMOD.

Kathryn CoylePrashant Kumar SinghRavi KaushikRumana Huque Zohaib Khan Ravi Mehrotra Kamran Siddiqi Subhash Pokhrel

Published in: Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (2024)

This study provides the most comprehensive estimates of the lifetime health and economic burden of ST by 5-year age and sex cohorts. This is also the first study that highlights the scale of health and economic burden of ST in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan if there were no changes in the current ST policies. Policymakers and practitioners can use the reported data to justify their decisions to improve current ST policies and practices in their country. Researchers can use the ASTRAMOD methodology to estimate the impact of future ST policy changes.

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public health
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mental health
primary care
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electronic health record
risk assessment
human health
social media
big data
general practice