Setting research priorities in smokeless tobacco control: A retrospective review

Setting research priorities in tobacco control: a stakeholder engagement project

BACKGROUND AND AIMS The Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Group (TAG) conducts systematic reviews of the evidence for tobacco cessation and prevention interventions. In 2016 TAG conducted a priority-setting, stakeholder engagement project to identify where further research is needed in the areas of tobacco control and smoking cessation. DESIGN The project comprised two surveys and a workshop. A rang...

Application of policy analysis frameworks in tobacco control research: A systematic review of qualitative literature

    Background: Tobacco consumption is still considered as the first preventable cause of death in the world. In order to influence tobacco policy process, researchers and policymakers must use frameworks of policy-making to understand the process to provide them insights for influence the process. This systematic review aims to review the application of policy analysis framework...

SMOKELESS TOBACCO SMOKELESS TOBACCO 1. Description of Smokeless Tobacco Practices

A gaping gap (smokeless tobacco control in Pakistan)

Oral cancer is second most common cancer in Pakistan and one of the major contributing factors to its high incidence is smokeless tobacco (SLT) use. 5.3% of Pakistan's youth are current SLT users. The World Health Organization requires the signatories of its "Framework Convention on Tobacco Control" to officially ban the sale of tobacco products to minors. We reviewed the Government of Pakistan...

Setting priorities in Asian stroke research

This is a report based on the Asia-Pacific Stroke Stroke Workshop at the Biopolis, Singapore in September 2005. The meeting discussed the priorities, future directions and other issues in stroke research in Asia. Stroke research must occupy a prominent area in Asian neurology as stroke is a leading cause of adult disability and dependency, resulting in substantial demands in individual, family ...