The knowledge hub is one-window access to all the data, research, and information on the tobacco use and efforts to control it in Pakistan and EMR. It provides a complete picture of the emerging alternative products in Pakistan and EMR. Evidence-based interventions can lead to legal, policy and administrative initiatives to end smoking. This hub collates the relevant knowledge from around the world to contribute to the aim of making our future smoke free.
Introduction: Despite high rates of young adult e-cigarette use, research informing cessation interventions for this population, including those unready to quit, is limited.
Introduction: Tobacco contributes to the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among persons with human immunodeficiency virus (PWHs). Nonetheless, medications for tobacco use disorder are widely underused, particularly among PWHs. We sought to characterize the extent to which insurance barriers impacted access to medications for tobacco use disorder and, in comparison, to access to antiretroviral therapy (ART).
Rationale: Smokeless tobacco use is a risk factor for the development of various oral lesions, among which is smokeless tobacco keratosis (STK). This condition is caused by constant frictional irritation of smokeless tobacco products against the oral mucosa and appears as a White-to-gray plaque with wrinkling.
Use of e-cigarettes and vapes among adolescents continues to be a major public health concern. Health communication efforts can discourage e-cigarette use among adolescents by influencing beliefs and behavior. However, to do so, studies need to identify the most promising themes and messages based on the latest evidence about the harms of e-cigarettes and vaping.
| Population (Millions) | 9.6 |
| Male(% of Total Pop) | 69.4 |
| Female(% of Total Pop) | 30.6 |
| Pop Growth (Annual %) | 1.5 |
| Year | 2018 |
| Click For Detail | |
| Population (Millions) | 37.2 |
| Male(% of Total Pop) | 51.4 |
| Female(% of Total Pop) | 48.6 |
| Pop Growth (Annual %) | 2.4 |
| Year | 2018 |
| Click For Detail | |
| Population (Millions) | 98.4 |
| Male(% of Total Pop) | 50.5 |
| Female(% of Total Pop) | 49.5 |
| Pop Growth (Annual %) | 2.0 |
| Year | 2018 |
| Click For Detail | |
© 2022 Smoking Free Pakistan. All Rights Reserved.
