Water Pipe and Smokeless Tobacco Use Among Medical Students in South Africa

2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 755-760 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Senkubuge ◽  
O. A. Ayo-Yusuf ◽  
G. M. C. Louwagie ◽  
K. S. Okuyemi
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Smokeless Tobacco ◽  
Water Pipe ◽  
Smokeless Tobacco Use

scholarly journals Prevalence and Correlates of Snuff Use, and its Association With Tuberculosis, Among Women Living With HIV in South Africa

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (8) ◽  
pp. 1087-1092 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica L Elf ◽  
Ebrahim Variava ◽  
Sandy Chon ◽  
Limakatso Lebina ◽  
Katlego Motlhaoleng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Smokeless Tobacco ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Adjusted Analysis ◽  
Women Living With Hiv ◽  
Urine Cotinine ◽  
Smokeless Tobacco Use ◽  
Living With Hiv

Abstract Introduction A higher proportion of people living with HIV (PLWH) smoke compared to the general population, but little information exists about the prevalence and correlates of smokeless tobacco use among PLWH. In South Africa, dry powdered tobacco is inhaled nasally as snuff. Methods A cross-sectional survey among PLWH attending three HIV clinics was conducted. Snuff use was assessed via self-report and urine cotinine. Results Given the low (3%) prevalence of snuff use among men, analysis was restricted to n = 606 nonsmoking women living with HIV. Half (n = 298, 49%) were snuff users, the majority of whom (n = 244, 84%) had a positive urine cotinine test. In adjusted analysis, snuff use was negatively associated with higher education (relative risk [RR] 0.55; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.39, 0.77) and mobile phone ownership (RR 0.83; 95% CI: 0.71, 0.98), and positively associated with ever having tuberculosis (TB) (RR 1.22; 95% CI: 1.03, 1.45). In adjusted analysis, with current TB as the outcome, snuff use was marginally statistically significantly associated with a twofold increase in odds of a current TB diagnosis (odds ratio [OR] 1.99; 95% CI: 0.98, 4.15). Discussion A high proportion of nonsmoking South African women living with HIV use snuff, which was a risk factor for TB. Additional research is needed to understand the relationship between snuff, TB, and other potential health risks. Implications PLWH have a higher prevalence of smoking than their seronegative peers, but there is a paucity of research on smokeless tobacco use in this population, especially in low-resource settings. TB is the leading cause of death among PLWH, and with improvements to HIV treatment and care, PLWH are at greater risk of tobacco-related diseases. We report an extremely high prevalence of snuff use among women living with HIV in South Africa. Further, in this population snuff use is positively associated with ever having a TB diagnosis, as well as currently having TB.

Prevalence and Correlates of Smokeless Tobacco Use Among Grade 8–11 School Students in South Africa: A Nationwide Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (9) ◽  
pp. 1167-1173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Priscilla S. Reddy ◽  
Shamagonam James ◽  
Ken Resnicow ◽  
Ronel Sewpaul ◽  
Pardon Masuka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Smokeless Tobacco ◽  
School Students ◽  
Nationwide Study ◽  
Smokeless Tobacco Use ◽  
Grade 8

Tobacco Smoking and Smokeless Tobacco Use among Domestic and International Medical Students in Hungary

2021 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 493-500
Author(s):  
Erika Balogh ◽  
Zoltán Wagner ◽  
Nóra Faubl ◽  
Henna Riemenschneider ◽  
Karen Voigt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Smokeless Tobacco ◽  
Tobacco Smoking ◽  
International Medical ◽  
Smokeless Tobacco Use

Assessing quality-adjusted years of life lost associated with exclusive cigarette smoking and smokeless tobacco use

2021 ◽  
pp. 106707
Author(s):  
Xin Xu ◽  
Leah Fiacco ◽  
Brian Rostron ◽  
Ghada Homsi ◽  
Esther Salazar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Smokeless Tobacco ◽  
Years Of Life Lost ◽  
Smokeless Tobacco Use
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