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

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2016Author
Ndugwa Kabwama, Steven
Ndyanabangi, Sheila
Mutungi, Gerald
Wesonga, Ronald
Bahendeka, Silver K.
Guwatudde, David
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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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