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Tobacco use and associated factors among Adults in Uganda: Findings from a nationwide survey

DOI: 10.1186/s12971-016-0093-8

Keywords: Tobacco use, Non-communicable diseases, WHO STEPs methodology, Sub-Saharan Africa, Uganda

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Tobacco use and the exposure to tobacco smoke is one of the most preventable causes of death and disability globally. The risk is even higher among daily tobacco users. The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended that surveillance of major risk factors for Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) such as tobacco use is imperative to predict the future burden of NCDs, identify interventions to reduce future burden and monitor emerging patterns and trends. In 2014 the first Uganda nation-wide NCD risk factor survey was carried out to estimate the prevalence of major NCD risk factors. We analyzed data from this survey to estimate the prevalence of daily tobacco use and associated risk factors

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