Myths and Facts of Tobacco Control

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Myth 1: Tobacco is only an issue for affluent people and affluent countries. Fact: Within individual countries, tobacco consumption and tobacco-related disease burdens are generally greatest among the poor. Smoking is declining among males in most high-income countries. In contrast, it is increasing in males in most lowand middle-income countries and in women worldwide. In China and Russia, smoking prevalence among men is estimated at 60%. The World Health Organization analyzed the increased smoking prevalence of women worldwide in its new publication Gender, women and the tobacco epidemic (available at http://www.who.int/tobacco/publications/gender/women_tob_epidemic/en/index.html).

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تاریخ انتشار 2011