Promoting Tobacco Cessation in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Harry A. Lando

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Abstract

The tobacco epidemic is increasingly concentrated in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) (WHO, 2008). These countries often have very limited resources and infrastructure to confront this epidemic. Public knowledge of tobacco health harms may be quite limited and, unfortunately, this is often true for health professionals as well (Nichter, 2006). Clinical practice guidelines have identified effective tobacco cessation interventions (Clinical Practice Guideline, 2008), but these have been focused primarily upon high-income countries. Approaches that have been successful in high-income countries may not be directly applicable in low-resource settings. Thus, for example, medications may not be readily accessible and infrastructure to support quit line programs may be minimal or non-existent.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)66-69
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Smoking Cessation
Volume11
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1 2016

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